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The research objective is to theoretically describe the importance of strategically identifying and strengthening the attributes that influence the generation of the organizational image and determine its influence on the decision to choose an educational institution. The method consisted of a linear regression analysis, an intentional non-probabilistic sampling of 225 students from a high school education institution was used. The findings suggest that educational institutions, when being managed, must identify the attributes of their image and strengthen them so that users perceive them, and implement strategies that help consolidate the institution and keep it positioned, differentiating it from its competitors. The limitation of this study is that its analysis was carried out at a single public educational institution at the baccalaureate level, which is why it is proposed for future research to use a sample from other educational levels or other geographical regions., El objetivo de investigación es describir teóricamente la importancia de identificar y fortalecer de manera estratégica los atributos que influyen en la generación de la imagen organizacional y determinar su influencia en la decisión para elegir una institución educativa. El método consistió en un análisis de regresión lineal, se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico intencional a 225 estudiantes de una institución de educación de bachillerato. Los hallazgos sugieren que las instituciones educativas al ser administradas deben identificar los atributos de su imagen y fortalecerlos para que los usuarios los perciban, e implementar estrategias que ayuden a consolidar a la institución y la mantengan posicionada diferenciándola de sus competidoras. Este estudio presenta como limitación que su análisis realizado a una sola institución educativa pública en el nivel de bachillerato por lo que se propone para próximas investigaciones utilizar una muestra de otros niveles educativos u otras regiones geográficas.

Studiens syfte är att identifiera och diskutera vilka faktorer som svenska konsumenter värdesätter vid val av streamingtjänst. Studien utgår från tidigare forskning i ämnet på andra marknader där fyra övergripande faktorer samt flera underliggande delfaktorer identifieras påverka konsumenters val av streamingtjänster. “Innehåll” är den faktor som indikeras vara den absolut viktigaste faktorn på flertalet marknader följt av “pris” samt “användarvänlighet & funktioner”. Även “social påverkan” indikeras ha en märkbar påverkan på vilken streamingtjänst konsumenter väljer. Baserat på en sammanställning av dessa faktorer och delfaktorer som indikeras påverka konsumenters val av streamingtjänst har en analysmodell skapats. Analysmodellen formulerades utifrån identifierade mönster i den tidigare forskningen på andra marknader och representerar således den generella globala konsumenten och kan vidare appliceras på den svenska marknaden. Genom en deduktiv ansats konstruerades en enkätundersökning för en kvantitativ metod. Respondenterna uppmanades i enkäten att bland annat värdera delfaktorer formulerade från tidigare forskning utifrån hur viktiga dessa är för dem vid val av streamingtjänst. Resultatet visar att “innehåll” är den viktigaste faktorn för svenska konsumenter följt av “pris”, “social påverkan” och sist “användarvänlighet & funktioner” vilket till stor del överensstämmer med tidigare forskning. Noterbart är att skillnaden mellan högst och lägst värderade faktor respektive delfaktor var väldigt låg i relation till studier på andra marknader. Ytterligare delfaktorer tillkom som betydelsefulla för svenska konsumenter i form av nedladdning av innehåll, sportutbud samt funktionalitet på andra enheter. Svenska konsumenters preferenser vid val av streamingtjänst överensstämmer i hög grad med den generella globala konsumenten från analysmodellen formulerad från tidigare forskning. Detta bekräftar tidigare studier på andra marknader samt analysmodellens relevans at, The purpose of this study is to discuss and identify which factors that Swedish consumers value when choosing streaming service. The study is based on previous research made in other markets where four different factors with multiple sub-factors have been identified to influence consumers decision regarding the choice of which streaming service to subscribe to. “Content” is the factor which is indicated as the most important factor on multiple markets followed by “price” and “user-experience & features”. “Social influence” is also indicated to have a significant influence on consumers decision when choosing streaming service. Based on a summary of these factors and sub-factors which to different degrees influence consumers worldwide a framework was created. It was created from patterns in previous research on other markets and thus represents the general global consumer and can further be applied on the Swedish market. By using a deductive approach a survey was constructed to achieve a quantitative method. The respondents were among other things asked to rate each sub-factor formulated from previous research by how important this sub-factor is to them when choosing streaming service. The results show that “content” is the most important factor for Swedish consumers followed by “price”, “social influence” and lastly “user-experience & features” which heavily coincides with previous research. Notable is the difference between the highest and lowest rated factor and sub-factor respectively which is low in relation to studies on other markets. Additional sub-factor were added by respondents in form of downloadable content, sportselection and functionality on other devices. Swedish consumers preferences when choosing streaming service coincides heavily with studies on other markets and thus with the framework of the general global consumer. This confirms the result of previous studies as well as the frameworks relevancy to be applied to similar markets which is a

The effects of rising global temperatures are becoming increasingly evident, with observable consequences such as the melting of polar ice caps, the occurrence of cyclones and hurricanes, desertification, and the destruction of ecosystems. The Italian economy is particularly vulnerable to the climate challenge, due to the prolonged slowdown in economic growth and the high unemployment that have plagued this economy over the last decades. Environmental innovation could be the key to tackling climate change, while at the same time promoting growth and employment. A comprehensive assessment of the effects of environmental innovation on growth and employment at the macroeconomic level should consider the compensation mechanisms associated with productivity gains, the substitution effects between more or less polluting goods, and the role of demand and consumer preferences. However, a comprehensive analysis that includes all of these direct and indirect effects of environmental innovation at the macroeconomic level is still lacking. This study aims to bridge this gap, introducing a structuralist computable general equilibrium model to simulate the effects of an increase in productivity and a change in consumer preferences in favour of less polluting industries in the Italian economy over the period 1995–2050. The results of the simulations indicate that a change in consumer preferences in favour of environmentally friendly goods in the Italian context may be more effective than an increase in productivity in stimulating demand, growth, and employment.

The research objective is to theoretically describe the importance of strategically identifying and strengthening the attributes that influence the generation of the organizational image and determine its influence on the decision to choose an educational institution. The method consisted of a linear regression analysis, an intentional non-probabilistic sampling of 225 students from a high school education institution was used. The findings suggest that educational institutions, when being managed, must identify the attributes of their image and strengthen them so that users perceive them, and implement strategies that help consolidate the institution and keep it positioned, differentiating it from its competitors. The limitation of this study is that its analysis was carried out at a single public educational institution at the baccalaureate level, which is why it is proposed for future research to use a sample from other educational levels or other geographical regions., El objetivo de investigación es describir teóricamente la importancia de identificar y fortalecer de manera estratégica los atributos que influyen en la generación de la imagen organizacional y determinar su influencia en la decisión para elegir una institución educativa. El método consistió en un análisis de regresión lineal, se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico intencional a 225 estudiantes de una institución de educación de bachillerato. Los hallazgos sugieren que las instituciones educativas al ser administradas deben identificar los atributos de su imagen y fortalecerlos para que los usuarios los perciban, e implementar estrategias que ayuden a consolidar a la institución y la mantengan posicionada diferenciándola de sus competidoras. Este estudio presenta como limitación que su análisis realizado a una sola institución educativa pública en el nivel de bachillerato por lo que se propone para próximas investigaciones utilizar una muestra de otros niveles educativos u otras regiones geográficas.

Using a sample of approximately 7,000 California PEV drivers recruited from California Clean Vehicle Rebate Program applicants, two logistic regression models are specified to analyze responses by PEV lessees and purchasers to the question of what they would do in the absence of the federal tax credit. Possible responses include: purchase/lease the same PEV, switch to a different PEV, switch to a conventional or hybrid (non-plug in) vehicle, or not acquire a vehicle at all. Several key insights are found: higher discounts from the tax credit increase the probability of lessees indicating they would not lease a PEV at all. For purchasers, in addition to not purchasing any vehicle at all, the probability of purchasing a conventional vehicle, or another PEV also increase. These findings could have implications for California’s ability to reach its ZEV milestones and are important to consider due to recent changes to the US federal tax credit. Our findings indicate that many PEV adopters would likely not adopt their PEV without the tax credit, potentially more so for leased compared to purchased vehicles. There are also unique results for lessees related to the impact of home ownership. Renters are more likely than homeowners to lease a conventional vehicle than a PEV in the absence of the tax credit. This finding contributes to the literature which finds homeowners to be more likely to adopt a PEV than renters, emphasizing the importance of access to at-home charging for PEV adoption. These results show how incentives may be more influential for adoption decisions in the PEV lease market point to factors associated with consumers’ PEV adoption behavior in the absence of the federal tax credit.View the NCST Project Webpage&nbsp

Electric Vehicles (EVs) significantly reduce energy consumption and emissions from on-road operations and help create more sustainable transportation environment by reducing emissions from the entire well-to wheel energy cycle. Differences between hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and battery electric vehicles (BEV) users is an important element in understanding potential impacts on travel demand and vehicle adoption, the fact that these vehicles may be adopted into households that undertake very different vehicle activities and energy usage patterns has not been a primary focus in the literature. This study differentiates between HEV, PHEV, and BEV users across three factors: owner household socio-demographic attributes, household daily travel patterns, and household energy usage profiles. The analyses examine factors that appear to influence users’ preferences towards specific EV types and how the selection of different EV types potentially relates to household socio demographics and daily travel patterns. The 2019 Puget Sound Regional Council travel survey data set serves as the main analytical dataset. Influential factors identified as significant through statistical approaches are employed as variables for developing a two-phase choice model for determining potential EV-purchasing households and their choice of specific EV type. As EVs continue to capture increasing market share over time, these research findings and the resulting vehicle type choice model are expected to significantly improve future travel demand model development, allowing activity-based travel demand models to assign specific vehicles to specific households and then to individual trips in planning scenario analysis.View the NCST Project Webpage

This study investigates people's preferences for nutritional, environmental and food safety characteristics of upcycled foods according to their age group and assesses the association between age and the importance of these characteristics in a Swedish population. A food choice questionnaire was used for data collection, and 681 Swedish residents aged ≥18 years participated in this study. In young, middle-aged and older adults, environmental (environmentally friendly preparation and packaging, local production and contribution to food waste reduction) and food safety (absence of additives, chemicals, genetically modified ingredients and contamination) characteristics of upcycled foods were more important than most nutritional characteristics (low energy and fat content and high fibre and protein content). There was a positive association between age and the importance score of nutritional characteristics, such as rich in vitamins and minerals, low energy and fat content and minimal food processing (P-value < 0.05). A negative association was observed between age and the importance score of contribution to food waste reduction (P-value = 0.014). There was a positive association between age and the importance score of food safety characteristics, such as the absence of additives, chemicals and genetically modified ingredients (P-value < 0.05). Therefore, the environmental benefits and food safety aspects of upcycled foods can be considered for product development and marketing to facilitate the acceptability of these foods in all age groups. Since the nutritional attributes of upcycled foods were less important than their environmental and food safety characteristics, strategies should be introduced to educate people regarding desirable nutritional features to enable them to choose healthy upcycled foods.

Studiens syfte är att identifiera och diskutera vilka faktorer som svenska konsumenter värdesätter vid val av streamingtjänst. Studien utgår från tidigare forskning i ämnet på andra marknader där fyra övergripande faktorer samt flera underliggande delfaktorer identifieras påverka konsumenters val av streamingtjänster. “Innehåll” är den faktor som indikeras vara den absolut viktigaste faktorn på flertalet marknader följt av “pris” samt “användarvänlighet & funktioner”. Även “social påverkan” indikeras ha en märkbar påverkan på vilken streamingtjänst konsumenter väljer. Baserat på en sammanställning av dessa faktorer och delfaktorer som indikeras påverka konsumenters val av streamingtjänst har en analysmodell skapats. Analysmodellen formulerades utifrån identifierade mönster i den tidigare forskningen på andra marknader och representerar således den generella globala konsumenten och kan vidare appliceras på den svenska marknaden. Genom en deduktiv ansats konstruerades en enkätundersökning för en kvantitativ metod. Respondenterna uppmanades i enkäten att bland annat värdera delfaktorer formulerade från tidigare forskning utifrån hur viktiga dessa är för dem vid val av streamingtjänst. Resultatet visar att “innehåll” är den viktigaste faktorn för svenska konsumenter följt av “pris”, “social påverkan” och sist “användarvänlighet & funktioner” vilket till stor del överensstämmer med tidigare forskning. Noterbart är att skillnaden mellan högst och lägst värderade faktor respektive delfaktor var väldigt låg i relation till studier på andra marknader. Ytterligare delfaktorer tillkom som betydelsefulla för svenska konsumenter i form av nedladdning av innehåll, sportutbud samt funktionalitet på andra enheter. Svenska konsumenters preferenser vid val av streamingtjänst överensstämmer i hög grad med den generella globala konsumenten från analysmodellen formulerad från tidigare forskning. Detta bekräftar tidigare studier på andra marknader samt analysmodellens relevans at, The purpose of this study is to discuss and identify which factors that Swedish consumers value when choosing streaming service. The study is based on previous research made in other markets where four different factors with multiple sub-factors have been identified to influence consumers decision regarding the choice of which streaming service to subscribe to. “Content” is the factor which is indicated as the most important factor on multiple markets followed by “price” and “user-experience & features”. “Social influence” is also indicated to have a significant influence on consumers decision when choosing streaming service. Based on a summary of these factors and sub-factors which to different degrees influence consumers worldwide a framework was created. It was created from patterns in previous research on other markets and thus represents the general global consumer and can further be applied on the Swedish market. By using a deductive approach a survey was constructed to achieve a quantitative method. The respondents were among other things asked to rate each sub-factor formulated from previous research by how important this sub-factor is to them when choosing streaming service. The results show that “content” is the most important factor for Swedish consumers followed by “price”, “social influence” and lastly “user-experience & features” which heavily coincides with previous research. Notable is the difference between the highest and lowest rated factor and sub-factor respectively which is low in relation to studies on other markets. Additional sub-factor were added by respondents in form of downloadable content, sportselection and functionality on other devices. Swedish consumers preferences when choosing streaming service coincides heavily with studies on other markets and thus with the framework of the general global consumer. This confirms the result of previous studies as well as the frameworks relevancy to be applied to similar markets which is a

This study investigates people's preferences for nutritional, environmental and food safety characteristics of upcycled foods according to their age group and assesses the association between age and the importance of these characteristics in a Swedish population. A food choice questionnaire was used for data collection, and 681 Swedish residents aged ≥18 years participated in this study. In young, middle-aged and older adults, environmental (environmentally friendly preparation and packaging, local production and contribution to food waste reduction) and food safety (absence of additives, chemicals, genetically modified ingredients and contamination) characteristics of upcycled foods were more important than most nutritional characteristics (low energy and fat content and high fibre and protein content). There was a positive association between age and the importance score of nutritional characteristics, such as rich in vitamins and minerals, low energy and fat content and minimal food processing (P-value < 0.05). A negative association was observed between age and the importance score of contribution to food waste reduction (P-value = 0.014). There was a positive association between age and the importance score of food safety characteristics, such as the absence of additives, chemicals and genetically modified ingredients (P-value < 0.05). Therefore, the environmental benefits and food safety aspects of upcycled foods can be considered for product development and marketing to facilitate the acceptability of these foods in all age groups. Since the nutritional attributes of upcycled foods were less important than their environmental and food safety characteristics, strategies should be introduced to educate people regarding desirable nutritional features to enable them to choose healthy upcycled foods.

The 2020 certification of natural wine (NW) in France has unleashed a heated debate in Europe. However, knowledge about NW consumer profiles and preferences in a comparative perspective remains scarce in the academic literature. This study aims to define the perceptions, preferences and profiles of wine consumers who support a NW label. For this purpose, we employed analysis of variance, aprioristic factor analysis and multiple regression analysis to examine data from a direct survey performed in Italy and Spain in 2020. Findings reveal that NW consumers in both countries deem it necessary to establish a certification for NW. However, we found significant differences regarding consumers’ profiles, as well as purchasing preferences. In Spain, demand for NW certification is linked to eco-healthy and proximity-craft attributes of wine, and is considered more important by non-professional consumers and those with lower educational level. In Italy, information on the label and the purchase experience are the most important factors to aid in recognizing NW, while women show a significant interest in the NW certification. These findings may help policy-makers to establish homogeneous parameters to differentiate and certify NW.

The increasing consumption of seafood products raises concerns over the sustainability of marine ecosystems. We examine the role of consumer preferences on seafood demand and consequently on the sustainability of fisheries. Our analysis relies on a bio-economic model combining a demand derived from a CES utility depending on different fish species, a mixed fishery supply based on the Schaefer production function, a market equilibrium and a multispecies resource-based dynamics. Using both a steady-state approach and bio-economic viability goals, we identify analytical conditions on consumer preferences making it possible to balance biodiversity conservation with viable profits. We derive policy recommendations in terms of eco-labels for the sustainability of fisheries and the underlying seafood system. We exemplify the analytical results with the coastal fishery in French Guiana.

Purpose This investigation covers the impact of digitalization on consumer behavior and their choices of virtual shopping in the retail sector of Bangalore. Design/ Methodology/ Approach The introduction section covers the research background and its aim and objectives. Apart from that, the research rationale and significance are also enabled in this section's literature review. That theory is associated with the impact of digitalization, which changes consumer preferences and choices in virtual shopping. This focuses on changing consumer preferences and options in the retail sector, specifically in the Bangalore area. Digital marketing theory and Kotler theory are used in these chapters to understand better the reason for consumer preferences and choices in virtual shopping. It also conveys the research methods where positivism research philosophy was used, and the researcher also uses descriptive research design to reach the aims and objectives. Secondary data collection methods were used to collect reliable data per the chosen topic. In this section, inclusion and exclusion criteria are also mentioned, which are associated with the investigation Findings Both qualitative and quantitative data are used to analyze the importance of offline shopping among the people of Bangalore. It is to explore that most consumers prefer to do online shopping by staying at home. Several types of uncommon fact will be analyses by using both qualitative and quantitative research design method. It helps for providing depth knowledge and experiences as study purpose. Exact reason to preferring online shopping can be find out through these investigations. Originality/value Offline shopping in the Bangalore area: Most people in the Bangalore area prefer to bring their Essentials through offline shopping. It is recommended that companies formulating this virtual shopping introduce their product with relevant details and descriptions. Research limitations Sufficient time is consider

The increasing consumption of seafood products raises concerns over the sustainability of marine ecosystems. We examine the role of consumer preferences on seafood demand and consequently on the sustainability of fisheries. Our analysis relies on a bio-economic model combining a demand derived from a CES utility depending on different fish species, a mixed fishery supply based on the Schaefer production function, a market equilibrium and a multispecies resource-based dynamics. Using both a steady-state approach and bio-economic viability goals, we identify analytical conditions on consumer preferences making it possible to balance biodiversity conservation with viable profits. We derive policy recommendations in terms of eco-labels for the sustainability of fisheries and the underlying seafood system. We exemplify the analytical results with the coastal fishery in French Guiana.

Social media is the undisputed leader regarding video streaming consumption at an international level, to the detriment of SVOD services. We arrived at this observation trying to understand consumer behaviors regarding this phenomenon. Surprised by this, we sought to understand what motivates consumers to watch streaming video. In the literature, scholars seeking to study the motivations and satisfactions (called gratification factors) of consumers in media use are working with the Uses and Gratification Theory. However, while this theory explains the use of a medium, it does not explain the preference of one medium over another. We therefore wanted to use the Uses and Gratifications framework to make this comparison between social media and SVOD, and thus find an explanation for our observation: the superiority of social media. We drew on previous work to construct gratification factors applicable to SVOD, social media and video streaming. To confirm the reliability and validity of these constructs, we conducted a factorial analysis in a quantitative study, using a questionnaire distributed to the French population. Moreover, we used the data from this survey to build explanatory models for the use of social media and SVOD. Therefore, our study shows that the Uses and Gratifications Theory can be used to explain consumers’ preference for social media over SVOD services, by highlighting that the gratification factors which are the most decisive are content, process and social. Moreover, the formation of our constructs (content, social, process and technology gratifications) is the result of our reorganization of the gratifications already considered in the existing literature so that they correspond most accurately to the current behaviors of streaming video consumers. We thus provide a new basic model of analysis, which could be used by other studies on video streaming. From a practical point of view, our study also allows us to suggest to video streaming companies

Background: E-commerce has experienced tremendous growth in the past few years. At the same time, the Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world. As a result, many people became enforced to stay more at home because of restrictions and lockdowns, resulting in an even larger increase for the e-commerce industry, and some changes in consumer behavior. In relation to this, the last-mile delivery industry has seen demand shock as a result of the increased volumes within e-commerce. Purpose: The purpose of this paper aims to answer two research questions: How have Swedish e-consumer behaviors and preferences towards delivery services changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic? And how will Swedish e-consumer behaviors and preferences towards delivery services change after the Covid-19 pandemic? Method: With the research questions in mind, an exploratory inductive study was developed using qualitative and quantitative data. As a result, an interview and a survey were developed. The interview provided first-handed insights from the industry to better give an understanding of the challenges of the pandemic and the effect on consumer preferences. The survey on the other hand investigated consumer preferences regarding five different LMD service offerings: home delivery iiwithout signature, home delivery with signature, delivery to service points, delivery to parcel lockers, and pick-up at web shop's physical store. Another aspect of the survey is that the consumer preference is explored before, during, and after the pandemic. Conclusion: The findings of this study conclude that Covid-19 has significantly impacted peoples' preferences regarding last-mile delivery preferences. As a general conclusion, consumers prefer delivery methods which reduce human contact as well as travel distance. The findings of this study will provide the industry with meaningful insights as well as contributing to the existing knowledge of last-mile delivery.

Electric vehicles, electric cooking, heating installations running on electricity; the future is electric. This electrification creates a continuously growing demand of electricity. However, the electricity grid network is not able to transport these amounts of electricity and is facing problems. Part of the problem is created by charging electric vehicles (EV’s) which creates high peak demand on the local grid network. The challenge is to find better ways to charge these vehicles, especially in the future. This is what smart charging needs to do. Smart charging is adapting the time and or velocity of a charging session. The main challenge addressed in this project is: How can Vattenfall offer a valuable smart charging proposition to enable EV drivers to use smart charging at home? Three interesting scenarios of smart charging are found: simple scheduled charging using time-of-use (TOU) tariffs, charging to maximize local solar power production, or charging using Direct Load Control (DLC), in which the supplier of the solution can steer the charging session according to real-time data. In comparison to other competitors in smart charging solutions, Vattenfall has the ability to influence energy tariffs, which was also something recognized by consumers during interviews. Also, there are currently no relevant TOU tariffs available. Therefore, the development of a smart charging proposition primarily focused on the design of new TOU tariffs. In addition, consumer preference towards all three smart charging scenarios is investigated. The challenge is to design an implementation roadmap that incorporates these various scenarios of smart charging. Two interesting TOU tariffs were developed. Tariff Short Peak is a tariff with a peak price between 19h to 21h. The peak price should discourage people from using electricity during that time period - e.g. avoid to charge the car. The other tariff - called Daytime Plunge - offers a low pri, Strategic Product Design

Transit agencies are looking for ways to save costs and improve transit rider experiences. One strategy to accomplish this is to replace legacy payment systems that accept cash and in-network agency-issued tickets or cards with fully digital open-loop payments systems, which accept all debit, credit, and mobile payments and are more readily interoperable between different transit agencies and shared mobility operators. This transition will not come without confronting a number of equity and logistical challenges to ensure all riders benefit from this transition. The state of California’s California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP) aims to help transit agencies make this digital payment transition. Researchers at UC Davis partnered with Cal-ITP to explore this question: how can California transit agencies modernize fare payment while ensuring transit systems are open and accessible to un-and underbanked riders? Researchers collected 200+ intercept surveys in the Davis-Sacramento-Woodland area of California to assess the potential for un-and underbanked passengers to use digital payment tools, such as contactless cards, and smartphone-based apps. This research finds that among unbanked riders who typically pay with cash, more than half of respondents would be open to paying with a prepaid debit card or a prepaid government-issued debit card, and about a third are open to paying with a mobile phone.View the NCST Project Webpage

Emerging transportation services such as ridehailing, whose development and adoption have been enabled by information and communication technology, are transforming people’s travel and activity patterns. It is unclear what these changes mean for environmental sustainability, as researchers are still trying to understand how new mobility services might impact multimodal travel and reliance on private cars. A better understanding of emerging mobility patterns can improve travel demand forecasting tools, inform investment decisions, and help provide efficient, reliable, and accessible transportation solutions.Building on a multi-year study, researchers at the University of California, Davis surveyed 4,071 California residents in 2018 about their personal attitudes and preferences, lifestyles, travel patterns, vehicle ownership, adoption and use of new mobility services, and personal and household characteristics. This brief summarizes the results of multiple studies that have used this dataset to generate insights into the impact of ridehailing services on the use of other travel modes and on car ownership prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as provides policy implications.View the NCST Project Webpage

Background: E-commerce has experienced tremendous growth in the past few years. At the same time, the Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world. As a result, many people became enforced to stay more at home because of restrictions and lockdowns, resulting in an even larger increase for the e-commerce industry, and some changes in consumer behavior. In relation to this, the last-mile delivery industry has seen demand shock as a result of the increased volumes within e-commerce. Purpose: The purpose of this paper aims to answer two research questions: How have Swedish e-consumer behaviors and preferences towards delivery services changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic? And how will Swedish e-consumer behaviors and preferences towards delivery services change after the Covid-19 pandemic? Method: With the research questions in mind, an exploratory inductive study was developed using qualitative and quantitative data. As a result, an interview and a survey were developed. The interview provided first-handed insights from the industry to better give an understanding of the challenges of the pandemic and the effect on consumer preferences. The survey on the other hand investigated consumer preferences regarding five different LMD service offerings: home delivery iiwithout signature, home delivery with signature, delivery to service points, delivery to parcel lockers, and pick-up at web shop's physical store. Another aspect of the survey is that the consumer preference is explored before, during, and after the pandemic. Conclusion: The findings of this study conclude that Covid-19 has significantly impacted peoples' preferences regarding last-mile delivery preferences. As a general conclusion, consumers prefer delivery methods which reduce human contact as well as travel distance. The findings of this study will provide the industry with meaningful insights as well as contributing to the existing knowledge of last-mile delivery.

Social media is the undisputed leader regarding video streaming consumption at an international level, to the detriment of SVOD services. We arrived at this observation trying to understand consumer behaviors regarding this phenomenon. Surprised by this, we sought to understand what motivates consumers to watch streaming video. In the literature, scholars seeking to study the motivations and satisfactions (called gratification factors) of consumers in media use are working with the Uses and Gratification Theory. However, while this theory explains the use of a medium, it does not explain the preference of one medium over another. We therefore wanted to use the Uses and Gratifications framework to make this comparison between social media and SVOD, and thus find an explanation for our observation: the superiority of social media. We drew on previous work to construct gratification factors applicable to SVOD, social media and video streaming. To confirm the reliability and validity of these constructs, we conducted a factorial analysis in a quantitative study, using a questionnaire distributed to the French population. Moreover, we used the data from this survey to build explanatory models for the use of social media and SVOD. Therefore, our study shows that the Uses and Gratifications Theory can be used to explain consumers’ preference for social media over SVOD services, by highlighting that the gratification factors which are the most decisive are content, process and social. Moreover, the formation of our constructs (content, social, process and technology gratifications) is the result of our reorganization of the gratifications already considered in the existing literature so that they correspond most accurately to the current behaviors of streaming video consumers. We thus provide a new basic model of analysis, which could be used by other studies on video streaming. From a practical point of view, our study also allows us to suggest to video streaming companies

BackgroundConsumers' access to cannabis has been considerably expanded in US states where recreational cannabis was legalized and commercialized. However, little is known about the important factors influencing consumers' purchase decisions in cannabis retail dispensaries. This study examined cannabis users' perceptions of the relative importance of policy-relevant factors when they made cannabis purchase decisions.MethodsAn online survey was administered to 817 adult cannabis users in seven states in the US (California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) that had approved cannabis commercialization by the time of interview in January 2018. Twenty policy-relevant cannabis attributes were evaluated, including those pertaining to product characteristics, quality, package characteristics, price and free sample, store characteristics, and restrictions on use. A best-worst scaling experiment was employed, which asked respondents to select the most and the least important attributes in a choice scenario. Each respondent answered 10 choice scenarios, each including a random combination of four attributes out of the 20. The relative importance of each attribute was evaluated using hierarchical Bayesian estimation of mixed logit models.ResultsOverall, 'quality', 'strain type', 'price', 'THC' (tetrahydrocannabinol) and 'pesticide' were the top five important attributes affecting cannabis users' willingness to buy cannabis in a dispensary. These five attributes jointly accounted for approximately half of the total importance. In subsample analysis, both recreational and dual-purpose users attached higher importance to 'quality', 'THC', and 'price', whereas medical users tended to think 'CBD' (cannabidiol) and 'pesticide' were more important. All cannabis users perceived 'package' to be the least important attribute. Gender had no major differences in perceptions.ConclusionsCannabis users in general perceived product characteristics, quality, and pr

Sazrevanje je jedan od najvažnijih procesa proizvodnje visokokvalitetnih alkoholnih pića, uključujući viski, rakiju i konjak. Kontakt drveta i destilata je presudan korak za migraciju hemijskih jedinjenja koja evociraju nova senzorna svojstva konačnih proizvoda. Novi ukus je ugodan za vrlo široku grupu potrošača i zavisi od kulturološki uslovljenih preferencija. Da bi se demistifikovala glavna hemijska jedinjenja, koja doprinose aromi, njihovo povezivanje sa senzornim profilom alkoholnih pića, koja su starila u buradima je presudan korak za ubrzanje vrlo dugotrajnog procesa, bez smanjenja kvaliteta. Na obrasce konzumiranja alkoholnih pića uticali su promenjene sklonosti potrošača i povećana dostupnost različitih vrsta alkoholnih pića na tržištu. Izbor jedne vrste alkoholnih pića u odnosu na druge značajno je oblikovan spoljašnjim atributima pića i faktorima koji zavise od samih potrošača, ali izbor između različitih dostupnih opcija jedne vrste alkoholnog pića može se zasnivati na potrošačkoj percepciji njegovih specifičnih senzornih atributa. Stoga, kombinacija ukusa, arome, boje i drugih senzornih atributa alkoholnih pića može da oblikuje percipirani kvalitet od strane potrošača i generalno utiče na potencijal njihovog tržišnog uspeha., Aging is one of the most important processes in the production of high-quality spirits, including whisky, brandy and cognac. The contact between wood and distillates is a crucial step for the migration of chemical compounds, which evoke the novel sensory properties of the final products. Novel taste is pleasurable for a vast group of consumers and depends on cultural preferences. In order to demystify the main chemical compounds for aroma contribution, connecting them with a sensory profile of aged spirits is a crucial step in hastening the very timeless process without decreasing the quality. Consumption patterns of spirit drinks have been influenced by changed consumers' preferences and increased availability of different types of spirits on the market. Consumers' choice of one type of spirit drinks over others is significantly shaped by extrinsic attributes and consumer-based factors, but the choice among different available options of the single type of spirit may be based on consumers' perception of its specific sensory attributes. Therefore, the combination of taste, aroma, color and other sensory attributes of a spirit drink can shape consumers' perceived quality of the spirit and impact the potential of its market success in general.

Korporativna društvena odgovornost, kao poslovna filozofija i menadžerski koncept, sve više je zastupljena kako u savremenom poslovanju i marketingu, tako i u naučnoj literaturi iz ove oblasti. Značaj koji potrošači pridaju različitim aspektima društvene odgovornosti prilikom evaluacije kompanije i proizvoda, kao i odlučivanja za kupovinu, se razlikuje u zavisnosti od stepena ekonomskog, sociološkog, institucionalnog i tehnološkog razvoja okruženja, odnosno nije isti u razvijenim zemljama i na tržištima u razvoju. Cilj rada je da se istraži na koji način potrošači percipiraju društvenu odgovornost kompanija koje posluju na tržištu Republike Srbije i kojim aspektima društvene odgovornosti pridaju najveći značaj. Kako bise ispitalo koja su očekivanja potrošača i na koji način oni percipiraju socijalne i ekološke dimenzije društvene odgovornosti, sprovedeno je empirijsko istraživanje, primenom metode anketiranja. Za potrebe istraživanja prilagođen je upitnik koji je primenjivan u sličnim studijama na inostranim tržištima, što omogućava i poređenje značaja različitih dimenzija korporativne odgovornosti kod potrošača iz različitih tržišnih okruženja. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da postoji značajna veza između percepcije ekoloških i socijalnih aspekata društvene odgovornosti kompanija i preferencija potrošača, izraženih u evaluaciji kompanije i nameri za kupovinu, kao i da demografske karakteristike ispitanika u jednom delu determinišu tu vezu., Corporate social responsibility, as a business philosophy and managerial concept, is increasingly represented in contemporary business operations and marketing, as well as in the scientific literature in this field. The importance that consumers attach to different aspects of social responsibility when evaluating companies and products and making purchasing decisions, is determined by economic, sociological, institutional and technological development of the environment, differing in developed countries and emerging markets. The aim of this paper is to investigate how consumers perceive the responsibility of companies operating in the market of the Republic of Serbia and which aspects of social responsibility they perceive as crucial or more important. In order to examine how consumers perceive the social and environmental dimensions of corporate social responsibility, an empirical study was conducted, using the survey method. For the purposes of the research, the questionnaire was adapted from the similar studies in foreign countries, which enables a comparison of the importance of different dimensions of corporate responsibility with consumers from different markets. In addition to standard demographic questions, the questionnaire also contains questions related to different perception, beliefs and attitudes, as well as expectations of respondents' in relation to the social and environmental dimension of company responsibility. The results of the research showed that there is a significant correlation between the perception of environmental and social aspects of corporate social responsibility and consumer preferences, expressed in company's evaluation and intention to buy its products or services. One of the conclusions of the survey is that demographic characteristics of respondents determine this connection.

The research objective was to determine the influence of health care on the frequency of consumption of organic foods, a market with promising growth in Chile. The study was carried out using a face-to-face survey applied to a sample of 384 Chilean consumers (Coquimbo Region) under a convenience sample. The data obtained were analyzed using a multivariate binary logistic regression model and Pearson chi-square association tests. The results showed that organic products are perceived as healthier and better quality than conventional products, and that people of higher socioeconomic status (education and employment) and who show an interest in health care have a higher probability of buying them regularly. Also, it was revealed that it is essential for the commercial success of organic food that its sellers worry about having an adequate labeling (nutritional information) and certified products (organic certification)., La investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la influencia del cuidado de la salud en la frecuencia de consumo de alimentos orgánicos, un mercado de promisorio crecimiento en Chile. El estudio se llevó a cabo utilizando una encuesta presencial aplicada a 384 consumidores chilenos (Región de Coquimbo) bajo un muestreo por conveniencia. Los datos obtenidos se analizaron con un modelo multivariante de regresión logística binaria y pruebas de asociación chi-cuadrado de Pearson. Los resultados evidenciaron que los productos orgánicos son percibidos como más saludables y de mejor calidad que los productos convencionales, y que las personas de mayor nivel socioeconómico (educación y empleo) y que demuestran interés por el cuidado de la salud tienen probabilidades más altas de comprarlos regularmente. Además, se reveló que es fundamental para el éxito comercial del alimento orgánico que sus vendedores se preocupen de contar con un etiquetado adecuado (información nutricional) y productos certificados (sello orgánico).

El propósito de este estudio es analizar las características de los terrenos fronterizos donde confluyen suelos urbanos y rurales del polígono cuatro de la localidad de Usme en la ciudad de Bogotá durante el periodo 2010-2019. También persigue el objetivo de comprender la percepción que tiene la comunidad sobre la aplicación de los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial, así como establecer la posibilidad de permanecer en el territorio a pesar de las ofertas que el mercado de tierras pueda ofrecer, o en ausencia de los intereses que ciertos actores y grupos de interés tendrían en la zona para su desarrollo urbano. Finalmente, a través del análisis de datos se demuestra cómo los precios de mercado de la tierra en la zona se han incrementado debido a la presión de diversos actores, generando un conflicto territorial que afecta la consolidación del borde urbano rural y limita el fortalecimiento de la calidad de vida de los campesinos., The interest of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the border lands, where urban and rural land converge, of four polygons of Usme in the city of Bogotá, for the period 2010-2019; to understand the perception of the population have, regarding the application of land management and planning instruments and also establish the possibility of staying in the territory despite the offers that the land market may offer or in the absence of the interests that certain actors and interest groups would have in the area for its urban development. Finally, we demonstrate through data analysis how the market prices of land in the area have increased due to pressure from the actors, generating a territorial conflict that affects the consolidation of the rural urban edge and limits the strengthening of the way of life of farmers.

El propósito de este estudio es analizar las características de los terrenos fronterizos donde confluyen suelos urbanos y rurales del polígono cuatro de la localidad de Usme en la ciudad de Bogotá durante el periodo 2010-2019. También persigue el objetivo de comprender la percepción que tiene la comunidad sobre la aplicación de los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial, así como establecer la posibilidad de permanecer en el territorio a pesar de las ofertas que el mercado de tierras pueda ofrecer, o en ausencia de los intereses que ciertos actores y grupos de interés tendrían en la zona para su desarrollo urbano. Finalmente, a través del análisis de datos se demuestra cómo los precios de mercado de la tierra en la zona se han incrementado debido a la presión de diversos actores, generando un conflicto territorial que afecta la consolidación del borde urbano rural y limita el fortalecimiento de la calidad de vida de los campesinos., The interest of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the border lands, where urban and rural land converge, of four polygons of Usme in the city of Bogotá, for the period 2010-2019; to understand the perception of the population have, regarding the application of land management and planning instruments and also establish the possibility of staying in the territory despite the offers that the land market may offer or in the absence of the interests that certain actors and interest groups would have in the area for its urban development. Finally, we demonstrate through data analysis how the market prices of land in the area have increased due to pressure from the actors, generating a territorial conflict that affects the consolidation of the rural urban edge and limits the strengthening of the way of life of farmers.

Background: There is currently renewed interest in foods based on ancient cereals because consumers oftenconsider such foods to be healthy and sustainable. Interest in ancient cereals is also growing among farmers andin the food industry due to increased demands for adaptability and the urgent need to preserve genetic diversity.Scope and approach: In this review, we attempt to summarise recent findings regarding the content of nutrientsand bioactive compounds in ancient cereals and their potential impact on human health in comparison withmodern varieties. A literature review was conducted by collecting, evaluating and analysing data from publicationsin peer-reviewed scientific journals written in English language. Key findings and conclusions: As indicated in several studies, ancient cereal varieties might have beneficialnutritional profile and consumers appreciate the taste and flavour of foods based on ancient cereals. These cerealshave the potential to contribute to the improved sustainability and resilience of cropping systems. Inaddition, the production and consumption of foods based on ancient cereals indirectly encourages biodiversity,which has become a priority in environmental and organic farming circles. In conclusion, due to their uniquenutritional value and phytochemical profile as well as their sensory characteristics, there is good potential forancient cereals and associated products to become a part of a healthy diet., Sustainable organic bread from heritage cereals: using history to form the future

While ownership and purchase of all vehicles approach gender parity, to date electric vehicles (EV) are being purchased by far more men than women. Prior analysis from California finds no reason in the available data why this difference persists. This report extends that analysis across 12 other U.S. states with varying, but generally less supportive than California, EV policy and market contexts. Data are from a survey conducted of new-car buying households at the end of 2014, which allowed participants to express their prospective interest in acquiring an EV. Participants then indicated why they were motivated to select an EV or what motivated them to not select one. Via multivariate modeling, differences in prospective interest in EVs between female and male respondents are examined, and overall, no difference rises to the level of the observed differences in real EV markets. Further, the multivariate modeling indicates no statistically significant effect of a sex indicator on prospective interest almost anywhere in these data; where there is a difference, female participants are estimated to be more likely to select an EV than their male counterparts. While participants from both sexes tend to give high scores to the same EV (de)motivations, differences in their rank orders repeat generalizations from other research. On average, female respondents score environmental motivations for selecting an EV higher than do male respondents. On average, male participants score interest in “new technology” as a motivation for selecting an EV higher than do female participants. Conversely, on average female respondents who do not select an EV score “unfamiliar technology” more highly than their male counterparts. Within the variation in EV policy and market contexts represented in this study, no finding here explains why similar prospective interest in EVs from five years ago has yet to be turned toward equal participation in EV markets. Explanations may lie in factors not m

Emerging transportation services, whose development and adoption have been enabled by information and communication technology, are largely transforming people’s travel and activity patterns. This study investigates the emerging transportation trends and how they transform travel-related decision-making in the population at large through the application of a unique longitudinal approach. As part of this project, a second wave of data collection in 2018 was built with a rotating panel structure as a continuation of the research efforts that started with the collection of the 2015 California Millennials Dataset. This report focuses on the analyses of the data collected in this project, in particular on the differences in attitudes towards transportation and the environment among different generational groups, the adoption and use of shared mobility services, and their relationship with vehicle ownership, the interest in the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles, and the interest in the future adoption of connected and automated vehicles. Due to the small number of respondents who participated in both surveys, for the purposes of the analyses contained in this report, we treated the data as repeated cross-sectional and analyzed the data from each survey separately. The study helps researchers evaluate the complex relationship between observed/latent characteristics and individual travel-related choices and decision-making. The study highlights attitudinal and mode-choice differences across generations. It explores the factors impacting current adoption of and future interest in new transportation technology including alternative fuel vehicles, automated vehicles and shared mobility. Divergent consumer segments are witnessed within each of these markets, with distinctive socio-demographics, latent attitudes, built environment, and level of familiarity with new technologies, which shape the uniqueness of their vehicle ownership, residential location, travel behavior, act

Background: There is currently renewed interest in foods based on ancient cereals because consumers oftenconsider such foods to be healthy and sustainable. Interest in ancient cereals is also growing among farmers andin the food industry due to increased demands for adaptability and the urgent need to preserve genetic diversity.Scope and approach: In this review, we attempt to summarise recent findings regarding the content of nutrientsand bioactive compounds in ancient cereals and their potential impact on human health in comparison withmodern varieties. A literature review was conducted by collecting, evaluating and analysing data from publicationsin peer-reviewed scientific journals written in English language. Key findings and conclusions: As indicated in several studies, ancient cereal varieties might have beneficialnutritional profile and consumers appreciate the taste and flavour of foods based on ancient cereals. These cerealshave the potential to contribute to the improved sustainability and resilience of cropping systems. Inaddition, the production and consumption of foods based on ancient cereals indirectly encourages biodiversity,which has become a priority in environmental and organic farming circles. In conclusion, due to their uniquenutritional value and phytochemical profile as well as their sensory characteristics, there is good potential forancient cereals and associated products to become a part of a healthy diet., Sustainable organic bread from heritage cereals: using history to form the future

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how consumption patterns of alcoholic beverages on the Swedish market have changed as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and why this is the case. Consumption levels during the year 2020 will be compared to year 2019 in order to distinguish a potential pattern of change. Theoretical framework: The study is based on consumption theory, where the income and substitution effect of alcoholic beverages in Sweden is examined. Relevant research on demand for alcohol in Sweden as well as socioeconomic changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic are also used in the study. Method: The study is of a quantitative nature, using statistical methods in order to reach a conclusion. The method mainly used is regression analysis, where the regressions are set up according to the Gauss-Markov assumptions and tested for multicollinearity. Conclusion: The analysis showed that there partly exists a positive substitution effect when it comes to alcoholic beverages being purchased abroad. The changes in consumption was the biggest in Swedish counties closely bordering other countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic is an important issue that affects the whole world today. We investigated the reflection of consumer preferences in the furniture industry. Our purpose of doing this study is to identify how the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects the whole world, affects park and garden furniture preferences. Our hypothesis before we started the study wasso; we had the opinion that people who stayed indoors/houses for a long time due to quarantine would increase their interest in park and garden furniture. For this purpose, we conducted a survey consisting of 30 questions to evaluate consumer habits. Within the scope of our research, the socio-demographic data of 472 individuals from different socio-economic (Lower / Middle / Upper) backgrounds were investigated for indoor and outdoor garden furniture and usage habits during the Covid-19 Pandemic period, by using Google surveys application. Survey technique was used to obtain research data.In our study, we found that people's interest in nature has increased due to spending long times indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also found that people's desire to renew their park and garden furniturehas increased due to quarantine., Nuestro propósito en este estudio ha sido determinar cómo la pandemia COVID-19, que ha sufridoel mundo entero, afecta al mobiliario de jardín. Nuestra hipótesis antes de empezar a trabajar era ésta. Creíamos que la gente que estaba encerrada en sus casas durante la larga cuarentena tendría más interés por el mueble de exterior y de jardín. Por este motivo, llevamos a cabo una encuesta consistente en 30 preguntas para medir los hábitos de consumo. Se investigaron los datos sociodemográficos de 472 personascon diferentes niveles socioeconómicos para muebles de jardín y hábitos de uso durante la pandemia, a través de la aplicación de Google encuestas.En nuestro estudio descubrimos el interés creciente derivado de la larga estadía en el hogar y que las personas deseaban renovar su mobiliario de jardín

Introduction. Long-term genetic improvement efforts in Latin America aimed to ameliorate peach-palm fruit farmers’ technical capacities and livelihoods have proven to be ineffective. Although experts agree this is partly the result of large uncertainty regarding consumer preferences, such research remains as virtually nonexistent. Objective. To identify chemical and morphologic attributes that are attractive for final consumers of peach-palm fruit and how these attributes are related to final perceptions of fruit quality, through statistical and econometric methods. Materials and methods. By using the harvest from a large set of varieties from a peach-palm (Bactris gasipaes) germplasm bank in Southwestern Colombia, 482 evaluations were made between April to October of 2016 by local consumers who tasted the fruits and gave a report on their perception of taste/quality in a case study scheme. Combining these data with further information on fruit color, oiliness perception, and additional controls, an ordered logit regression model was set to identify the attributes that describe peach-palm fruits with the most favorable scores for their taste/quality perception. Results. Preferences on oil contents were not linear. Fruits perceived as high-oil were between 9 and 13 % more likely to be considered as having the best taste/quality, while those perceived high-starch content were correlated with a significant aversion towards the fruit, namely 43 % less likely to be among the best fruits. Conclusion. A great deal of research is yet to be done around peach-palm fruit consumer preferences and, furthermore, it should be carried on an interdisciplinary ground. Further analyses of desired fruit traits should be made at sub-national levels, identifying ranges of suitable oiliness and morphological expected attributes and how available genetic material could help to satisfy those needs., Introducción. Los esfuerzos de mejoramiento genético de largo plazo, orientados a mejorar las capacidades técnicas y medios de subsistencia de productores de chontaduro (pejibaye) en América Latina, han demostrado ser ineficaces. Aunque los expertos coinciden en atribuir esto, parcialmente, a la gran incertidumbre que existe alrededor de las preferencias de los consumidores finales, dicha investigación es aun prácticamente inexistente. Objetivo. Identificar atributos químicos y morfológicos que son atractivos para consumidores finales de chontaduro, y cómo esos atributos se relacionan con percepciones finales de calidad del fruto, por medio de métodos estadísticos y econométricos. Materiales y métodos. Con base en la cosecha de un amplio conjunto de variedades de un banco de germoplasma de chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes) en el Suroeste de Colombia, 482 evaluaciones fueron hechas entre abril y octubre de 2016 por consumidores locales, quienes probaron los frutos y dieron un reporte sobre su percepción de sabor/calidad, en un esquema de estudio de caso. Combinando estos datos con información adicional sobre color de los frutos, percepción de oleaginosidad, y controles adicionales, se definió un modelo de regresión logit ordenado para identificar los atributos que describen los frutos de chontaduro con los puntajes más favorables por su percepción de sabor/calidad. Resultados. Las preferencias sobre contenido de aceite no fueron lineales. Frutos percibidos como altos en aceite tuvieron entre un 9 y 13 % más de probabilidad de ser considerados como del mejor sabor/calidad, mientras aquellos que se percibieron como altos en almidón se correlacionan con una elevada aversión hacia el fruto, teniendo estos una reducción de 43 % de probabilidad de ser identificados como entre los mejores frutos. Conclusión. Hay una gran cantidad de investigación aún pendiente alrededor de las preferencias de los consumidores de chontaduro y, además, esta debe de ser llevada a cabo de manera in

Nutrition is very important for maintaining the good health of people at all stages of life and as such should be the subject of interest not only for nutritionists, but also for each individual. The choice of food stuffs in the diet is significantly influenced by habits, and in recent decades it has been noticed that consumers are increasingly concerned about the way food is produced, its safety and harmlessness. Although eggs, as a food, have an excellent nutritional composition, they have had a bad reputation for decades due to the high content of cholesterol, which was considered bad, which is why many consumers avoided them or ate only egg whites. The results of research indicating that cholesterol in food such as eggs has an insignificant effect on blood cholesterol have contributed to solving the problem of cholestephobia, so that official nutrition organizations, around year 2000, recommended the abolition of restrictions on egg consumption. Egg consumption and method of preparation vary significantly among different countries, which may be related to dietary traditions and consumer preferences. During the last decades, the attitudes of consumers are gaining in importance and are being studied in relation to the characteristics of egg quality, according to production systems, the welfare of chickens, etc. A comprehensive view of consumers' perceptions, their habits and understanding of the role of eggs in the diet requires a systematic approach, at the level of the entire social community, including education, which is especially important for younger populations. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of eggs in the diet, to show the situation in the sector of table egg production in Serbia, with reference to EU countries, including expected changes caused by changes in the legislation, which may have far-reaching consequences for this sector, consumers and the market situation.

Background In the context of booming e-commerce and associated logistics flows, there is a considerable challenge to support the future of volumes, specifically more towards home deliveries by logistics service providers (LSP). There are means of addressing this challenge by identifying the key factors that influence consumer behaviour and lead to better adoption by meeting their convenience through right self collection end points setups thus decreasing the logistics costs, meeting sustainability targets and also efficiencies for logistics service provider operations. Purpose The purpose of this study is to study and investigate the convenience factors of self-collection endpoints and associated levels that influence consumer preferences for logistics services to use self-collection last-mile endpoint in Sweden and also associate with observed behaviour across different demographic segments. Methods For research, quantitative research was done using conjoint analysis. Data was collected using a questionnaire sent in Google forms from volunteers, designed through an orthogonal designed based profile to rate the relevance and interest it generated. Results were based on 161 respondents' feedback on 16 such profiles (autogenerated in the SPSS platform). Analyses on existing historical parcel data of the logistics service provider along with the demographic data to build decision-tree models which supports determining the crucial attributes which influence home deliveries and also identify the potential site for trialability by LSP to support better decision-making aligned with the new Innovation diffusion into usage. Conclusions The research has shown that the collection distance is the most crucial convenience factor which can drive/steer consumers to use self-collection endpoints by being relevant in the context of convenience factors to be considered as an alternate to home delivery, followed by handling time. Respondents were willing to compromise on home deliveri

The COVID-19 pandemic is an important issue that affects the whole world today. We investigated the reflection of consumer preferences in the furniture industry. Our purpose of doing this study is to identify how the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects the whole world, affects park and garden furniture preferences. Our hypothesis before we started the study wasso; we had the opinion that people who stayed indoors/houses for a long time due to quarantine would increase their interest in park and garden furniture. For this purpose, we conducted a survey consisting of 30 questions to evaluate consumer habits. Within the scope of our research, the socio-demographic data of 472 individuals from different socio-economic (Lower / Middle / Upper) backgrounds were investigated for indoor and outdoor garden furniture and usage habits during the Covid-19 Pandemic period, by using Google surveys application. Survey technique was used to obtain research data.In our study, we found that people's interest in nature has increased due to spending long times indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also found that people's desire to renew their park and garden furniturehas increased due to quarantine., Nuestro propósito en este estudio ha sido determinar cómo la pandemia COVID-19, que ha sufridoel mundo entero, afecta al mobiliario de jardín. Nuestra hipótesis antes de empezar a trabajar era ésta. Creíamos que la gente que estaba encerrada en sus casas durante la larga cuarentena tendría más interés por el mueble de exterior y de jardín. Por este motivo, llevamos a cabo una encuesta consistente en 30 preguntas para medir los hábitos de consumo. Se investigaron los datos sociodemográficos de 472 personascon diferentes niveles socioeconómicos para muebles de jardín y hábitos de uso durante la pandemia, a través de la aplicación de Google encuestas.En nuestro estudio descubrimos el interés creciente derivado de la larga estadía en el hogar y que las personas deseaban renovar su mobiliario de jardín

Objective: The objective is to analyze Danish consumers' attitudes to buying food with reduced salt content. Design: The study is based on a comprehensive store intervention that included 114 stores belonging to the same supermarket chain. Three different salt claims were tested for eight weeks on six test products within the categories bread, cornflakes and frozen pizzas. Scanner data were supplemented with 134 brief interviews with consumers in nine selected stores. Setting: Stores spread across Denmark. Participants: Consumers who buy food in the stores. Results: Statistical regression analyses of the scanner data indicated that none of the three claims significantly affected demand for any of the test products. The interviews confirmed that many consumers were more focused on other elements of the official dietary advice than reduced salt consumption, such as eating plenty of vegetables, choosing products with whole grains and reducing their intake of sugar and fat. Conclusions: Overall, both the scanner data and the interviews pointed in the same direction, toward the conclusion that salt content is often a secondary factor when Danish consumers make dietary choices.

The COVID-19 pandemic is an important issue that affects the whole world today. We investigated the reflection of consumer preferences in the furniture industry. Our purpose of doing this study is to identify how the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects the whole world, affects park and garden furniture preferences. Our hypothesis before we started the study wasso; we had the opinion that people who stayed indoors/houses for a long time due to quarantine would increase their interest in park and garden furniture. For this purpose, we conducted a survey consisting of 30 questions to evaluate consumer habits. Within the scope of our research, the socio-demographic data of 472 individuals from different socio-economic (Lower / Middle / Upper) backgrounds were investigated for indoor and outdoor garden furniture and usage habits during the Covid-19 Pandemic period, by using Google surveys application. Survey technique was used to obtain research data.In our study, we found that people's interest in nature has increased due to spending long times indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also found that people's desire to renew their park and garden furniturehas increased due to quarantine., Nuestro propósito en este estudio ha sido determinar cómo la pandemia COVID-19, que ha sufridoel mundo entero, afecta al mobiliario de jardín. Nuestra hipótesis antes de empezar a trabajar era ésta. Creíamos que la gente que estaba encerrada en sus casas durante la larga cuarentena tendría más interés por el mueble de exterior y de jardín. Por este motivo, llevamos a cabo una encuesta consistente en 30 preguntas para medir los hábitos de consumo. Se investigaron los datos sociodemográficos de 472 personascon diferentes niveles socioeconómicos para muebles de jardín y hábitos de uso durante la pandemia, a través de la aplicación de Google encuestas.En nuestro estudio descubrimos el interés creciente derivado de la larga estadía en el hogar y que las personas deseaban renovar su mobiliario de jardín

Introduction. Long-term genetic improvement efforts in Latin America aimed to ameliorate peach-palm fruit farmers’ technical capacities and livelihoods have proven to be ineffective. Although experts agree this is partly the result of large uncertainty regarding consumer preferences, such research remains as virtually nonexistent. Objective. To identify chemical and morphologic attributes that are attractive for final consumers of peach-palm fruit and how these attributes are related to final perceptions of fruit quality, through statistical and econometric methods. Materials and methods. By using the harvest from a large set of varieties from a peach-palm (Bactris gasipaes) germplasm bank in Southwestern Colombia, 482 evaluations were made between April to October of 2016 by local consumers who tasted the fruits and gave a report on their perception of taste/quality in a case study scheme. Combining these data with further information on fruit color, oiliness perception, and additional controls, an ordered logit regression model was set to identify the attributes that describe peach-palm fruits with the most favorable scores for their taste/quality perception. Results. Preferences on oil contents were not linear. Fruits perceived as high-oil were between 9 and 13 % more likely to be considered as having the best taste/quality, while those perceived high-starch content were correlated with a significant aversion towards the fruit, namely 43 % less likely to be among the best fruits. Conclusion. A great deal of research is yet to be done around peach-palm fruit consumer preferences and, furthermore, it should be carried on an interdisciplinary ground. Further analyses of desired fruit traits should be made at sub-national levels, identifying ranges of suitable oiliness and morphological expected attributes and how available genetic material could help to satisfy those needs., Introducción. Los esfuerzos de mejoramiento genético de largo plazo, orientados a mejorar las capacidades técnicas y medios de subsistencia de productores de chontaduro (pejibaye) en América Latina, han demostrado ser ineficaces. Aunque los expertos coinciden en atribuir esto, parcialmente, a la gran incertidumbre que existe alrededor de las preferencias de los consumidores finales, dicha investigación es aun prácticamente inexistente. Objetivo. Identificar atributos químicos y morfológicos que son atractivos para consumidores finales de chontaduro, y cómo esos atributos se relacionan con percepciones finales de calidad del fruto, por medio de métodos estadísticos y econométricos. Materiales y métodos. Con base en la cosecha de un amplio conjunto de variedades de un banco de germoplasma de chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes) en el Suroeste de Colombia, 482 evaluaciones fueron hechas entre abril y octubre de 2016 por consumidores locales, quienes probaron los frutos y dieron un reporte sobre su percepción de sabor/calidad, en un esquema de estudio de caso. Combinando estos datos con información adicional sobre color de los frutos, percepción de oleaginosidad, y controles adicionales, se definió un modelo de regresión logit ordenado para identificar los atributos que describen los frutos de chontaduro con los puntajes más favorables por su percepción de sabor/calidad. Resultados. Las preferencias sobre contenido de aceite no fueron lineales. Frutos percibidos como altos en aceite tuvieron entre un 9 y 13 % más de probabilidad de ser considerados como del mejor sabor/calidad, mientras aquellos que se percibieron como altos en almidón se correlacionan con una elevada aversión hacia el fruto, teniendo estos una reducción de 43 % de probabilidad de ser identificados como entre los mejores frutos. Conclusión. Hay una gran cantidad de investigación aún pendiente alrededor de las preferencias de los consumidores de chontaduro y, además, esta debe de ser llevada a cabo de manera in

Purpose: Lately, some e-commerce retailers have started displaying climate labels – i.e., eco-labels focusing on greenhouse gas emissions – on distribution or fulfilment alternatives in the check-out of the online store. Using actual purchase data, the purpose of this research is to understand the impact of climate labelling on customers’ choice of fulfillment. Design/methodology/approach: We analyse six months of customer checkout data from a market-leading pharmacy in Northern Europe using a nested logit formulation. Findings: We find that climate labels have a large and significant impact on the probability that a fulfillment alternative is selected by the customer. Further, if the label is attached to a top alternative, it increases the probability that the alternative is chosen. We also find that preselection has a strong effect on the impact of climate labels. Research limitations/implications:We note that climate labelling seems to have a strong impact on customer behavior, it opens up several venues for further research. For instance, there may be other relevant ways to slice the data to bring additional insights. And as climate labelling from more “well-known” labels are being used in e-commerce, the impact might be different. Research limitations/implications: The results have implications for retailers and logistics service providers alike, by indicating both how the content of the fulfillment option and the display of the option in the check-out impacts the business. The results further underline the importance of coordination between retailers and logistics service providers to provide support to consumers. Original/value: Contrary to previous research into greening e-commerce distribution, this paper takes a quantitative approach to address green consumer preferences.

Objective: The objective is to analyze Danish consumers' attitudes to buying food with reduced salt content. Design: The study is based on a comprehensive store intervention that included 114 stores belonging to the same supermarket chain. Three different salt claims were tested for eight weeks on six test products within the categories bread, cornflakes and frozen pizzas. Scanner data were supplemented with 134 brief interviews with consumers in nine selected stores. Setting: Stores spread across Denmark. Participants: Consumers who buy food in the stores. Results: Statistical regression analyses of the scanner data indicated that none of the three claims significantly affected demand for any of the test products. The interviews confirmed that many consumers were more focused on other elements of the official dietary advice than reduced salt consumption, such as eating plenty of vegetables, choosing products with whole grains and reducing their intake of sugar and fat. Conclusions: Overall, both the scanner data and the interviews pointed in the same direction, toward the conclusion that salt content is often a secondary factor when Danish consumers make dietary choices.

Denmark has a large and intensive pig production sector which accounts for around half of the total use of antimicrobials in Demark. The economic feasibility of alternative strategies involving reduced use of antibiotics depends not only on their effects on productivity but also on consumers’ demand, and willingness-to-pay (WTP), for pork from pigs with no or lower antibiotic treatment. This study investigates the various concerns that consumers might have about the use of antibiotics in pig production, and how they affect demand and WTP. We used data from an online questionnaire survey of approximately 1000 Danish consumers. WTP estimates were obtained using payment card data analysed in an ordered probit regression. We found that 41 % of the respondents wanted antibiotic use to be reduced substantially, and that they linked reduced use of antibiotics in pig production primarily with reduced risk of antibiotic residues in pork and a lowered risk of resistant bacteria developing. A considerable share of the consumers we sampled also linked reduced antibiotic use with improved animal welfare, and with price increases for pork. Two thirds of the consumers stated a positive WTP for reduced use of antibiotics, but only one in five were willing to pay more than 10 % for pork produced using antibiotics 20 % less than average. The WTP estimates differed with socio-demographic variables (education, geography, gender and age). In addition, the respondents’ perceptions of the effects of reducing antibiotic use and of externalities associated with the pig industry, and the frequency of their pork consumption, were found to affect their WTP for pork produced with lower antibiotic use. As the vast majority of the Danish pork is exported, future studies should examine consumer perceptions of antibiotic use in pig production in importing countries.

Background: There is currently renewed interest in foods based on ancient cereals because consumers often consider such foods to be healthy and sustainable. Interest in ancient cereals is also growing among farmers and in the food industry due to increased demands for adaptability and the urgent need to preserve genetic diversity. Scope and approach: In this review, we attempt to summarise recent findings regarding the content of nutrients and bioactive compounds in ancient cereals and their potential impact on human health in comparison with modern varieties. A literature review was conducted by collecting, evaluating and analysing data from publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals written in English language. Key findings and conclusions: As indicated in several studies, ancient cereal varieties might have beneficial nutritional profile and consumers appreciate the taste and flavour of foods based on ancient cereals. These cereals have the potential to contribute to the improved sustainability and resilience of cropping systems. In addition, the production and consumption of foods based on ancient cereals indirectly encourages biodiversity, which has become a priority in environmental and organic farming circles. In conclusion, due to their unique nutritional value and phytochemical profile as well as their sensory characteristics, there is good potential for ancient cereals and associated products to become a part of a healthy diet.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how consumption patterns of alcoholic beverages on the Swedish market have changed as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and why this is the case. Consumption levels during the year 2020 will be compared to year 2019 in order to distinguish a potential pattern of change. Theoretical framework: The study is based on consumption theory, where the income and substitution effect of alcoholic beverages in Sweden is examined. Relevant research on demand for alcohol in Sweden as well as socioeconomic changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic are also used in the study. Method: The study is of a quantitative nature, using statistical methods in order to reach a conclusion. The method mainly used is regression analysis, where the regressions are set up according to the Gauss-Markov assumptions and tested for multicollinearity. Conclusion: The analysis showed that there partly exists a positive substitution effect when it comes to alcoholic beverages being purchased abroad. The changes in consumption was the biggest in Swedish counties closely bordering other countries.

Nutrition is very important for maintaining the good health of people at all stages of life and as such should be the subject of interest not only for nutritionists, but also for each individual. The choice of food stuffs in the diet is significantly influenced by habits, and in recent decades it has been noticed that consumers are increasingly concerned about the way food is produced, its safety and harmlessness. Although eggs, as a food, have an excellent nutritional composition, they have had a bad reputation for decades due to the high content of cholesterol, which was considered bad, which is why many consumers avoided them or ate only egg whites. The results of research indicating that cholesterol in food such as eggs has an insignificant effect on blood cholesterol have contributed to solving the problem of cholestephobia, so that official nutrition organizations, around year 2000, recommended the abolition of restrictions on egg consumption. Egg consumption and method of preparation vary significantly among different countries, which may be related to dietary traditions and consumer preferences. During the last decades, the attitudes of consumers are gaining in importance and are being studied in relation to the characteristics of egg quality, according to production systems, the welfare of chickens, etc. A comprehensive view of consumers' perceptions, their habits and understanding of the role of eggs in the diet requires a systematic approach, at the level of the entire social community, including education, which is especially important for younger populations. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of eggs in the diet, to show the situation in the sector of table egg production in Serbia, with reference to EU countries, including expected changes caused by changes in the legislation, which may have far-reaching consequences for this sector, consumers and the market situation.

Introduction: Many services offer subscription-based sales models. The aviation industry has not widely attempted to market a subscription-based service through their airline for ticketing purposes. This study developed a regression equation to determine predictive factors for the type of individual who would purchase a subscription-based airline ticket. Method: A two-stage approach was used where the participants (N = 521) answered demographic information, flight habits, and the same scenario with a perceived value scale and willingness to purchase scale. Results: Stage 1 found perceived value, employment status, and early boarding preference all to be significant factors, accounting for 77.6% of the variance. Stage 2 validated the regression equation through a t­-test, correlation, and cross-validated R2. Conclusion: The suggested regression equation showed a strong model fit and predicted the scores from Stage 2 with a mean difference of -.034. These factors will aid the aviation industry’s marketing departments in developing a subscription-based ticket using findings from this study.

Background: According to Mexican growers of ‘Jalapeño’ peppers, its commercialization is the primary limitation. Thus, consumer knowledge is critical to develop added-value strategies. The objective of this study was to identify ‘Jalapeño’ quality attributes to determine consumer preferences and willingness to pay, based on socioeconomic characteristics. Methods: A nationwide face-to-face survey was carried out using the discrete choice experiment method. The survey included 1200 consumers stratified by gender, age and region. Results: Heterogeneity analysis using the probabilistic segmentation model revealed three types of consumers: A price-sensitive segment, non-demanding consumers without specific preferences and selective consumers with a preference shifted toward specific ‘Jalapeño’ characteristics. Thus, detail-oriented producers must compete through price strategies, based on the marketplace (markets on wheels, grocery stores, or supermarkets) and through some quality attributes preferred by selective consumers. Therefore, results suggest that farmers should grow the correct varieties with appropriate agronomic management to cope consumer preferences. Conclusions: This paper contributes to the growing body of the ‘Jalapeño’ literature by explicitly investigating consumer preferences and willingness to pay for them., Postprint (published version)

The Green Moroccan Plan (GMP) is a national long-term strategy launched by the Moroccan government to support the agricultural sector as the main driver of social and economic development. The GMP involves a labeling strategy based on geographical indications, aimed at protecting and promoting the marketing of locally produced food specialties and linking their specific qualities and reputations to their domestic production region. We evaluated the success of this policy by comparing consumers’ attitudes and preferences toward a local product having a geographical indication label to one without. We conducted a survey of 500 consumers in main Moroccan cities. The potential consumer set for the local product was found to be segmented, indicating the potential for a domestic niche of environmentally aware consumers preferring organically and sustainably produced food. We applied the analytical hierarchy process to prioritize the attributes of the commodities of interest, which underscores the importance of the origin when choosing a local product without origin labeling; for the labeled product, intrinsic quality attributes are considered to be more important.These findings demonstrate the limited promotion of the established origin labeling in the domestic market. Hence, we recommend that the Moroccan government reinforce the labeling scheme with an organic label to increase the market potential of the environmentally aware consumers by ensuring sustainable production of local products