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Sirgy, M. Joseph; Gurel-Atay, Eda; Webb, Dave; Cicic, Muris; Husic, Melika; Ekici, Ahmet; Herrmann, Andreas; Hegazy, Ibrahim; Lee, Dong-Jin; Johar, J. S. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper develops theory related to advertising, materialism, and life satisfaction by formally testing explanations related to the antecedents and consequences of materialism. Survey data were collected from seven major cities each in a different country (Australia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Germany, Egypt, Korea, Turkey, and the USA) using a…
Descriptors: Advertising, Life Satisfaction, Living Standards, Foreign Countries
Quarles, Rebecca C.; And Others – 1980
John Kenneth Galbraith maintains that advertising is the prime instrument for the management of total consumer demand and results in increased consumption. Galbraith also maintains that television is a more effective advertising tool, in that it reaches people in all spectrums of intelligence. Other economists disagree, holding that it is actually…
Descriptors: Advertising, Capitalism, Communication Research, Consumer Economics
Triana, Armando R., Ed. – 1983
The proceedings contain 36 research papers and summaries/recommendations of 12 panels participating in the 1981 symposium, providing varied and extensive discussions about Hispanics in business, as consumers, and as managers. The materials are divided into five sections, each prefaced by a 1-4 page discussion highlighting the relevance of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Advertising, Business, Business Administration