Ongoing search among industrial buyers

Literature on organizational buying behavior pays little attention to ongoing search, i.e., information search activities that are independent of specific purchase decisions. This study employs ethnographic methods to investigate the nature of ongoing search in the context of trade shows. The study...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2006-10, Vol.59 (10), p.1151-1159
Main Authors: Borghini, Stefania, Golfetto, Francesca, Rinallo, Diego
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Decision making
Economic behaviour
Ethnography
Ongoing search
Organizational behavior
Purchasing
Ritual
Rituals
Studies
Trade shows
Visitors behavior
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Economic behaviour
Ethnography
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Organizational behavior
Purchasing
Ritual
Rituals
Studies
Trade shows
Visitors behavior
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