Embarrassment of Product Choices 2

Embarrassment of Product Choices 2

Product information is excessively commercial and technical. There is no single best product for all, and the price/quality ratio can be deceptive. Word of mouth is growing with opinions shared on the internet. This book calls for the reinvention of a new economy based on real requirements, not only...

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Main Author: Millot, Michel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2019.
Subjects:
Consumer behavior.
Consumer behavior
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The So-called Consumer Society; I.1. A Few Overused Terms; I.2. Suitability for Use; I.3. Needs; I.4. Design; I.5. Durability; I.6. Environment, eco-friendliness; I.7. Ergonomics; I.8. Reliability; I.9. Function; I.9.1. Use functions; I.10. Quality; I.11. Use value; I.12. Utility; I.13. Connected devices and home automation; I.13.1. Particular sensitivity; I.13.2. Those from the users-operators; I.13.3. The status of the users in their homes; I.13.4. The Illusion of artificial intelligence
  • I.13.5. The Dangers for usersI. 13.6. Smart but threatening objects; I.13.7. Emotions; I.13.8. Difficulties; I.14. Self-driving cars; I.15. Robots; I.15.1. Robotics; 1: Understanding the Economic World; 1.1. A consumer society pushed to its limits; 1.1.1. A faltering economic system; 1.1.2. An economic shock for consumers?; 1.1.3. Making what sells, to sell; 1.1.4. The production society; 1.1.5. The commodification of the world: finance; 1.1.6. Globalization; 1.1.7. GDP: no longer the right indicator; 1.2. Economic and political approach; 1.2.1. The act of consumption
  • 1.2.2. The act of purchasing1.2.3. The economic act; 1.2.4. The political act; 1.2.5. Greenwashing; 1.2.6. Buying: a way to have fun; 1.2.7. Economic theories; 1.2.8. Modes of consumption; 1.2.9. Supply and demand; 1.2.10. Purchasing power; 1.3. Desirable development; 2: Cultural Approach; 2.1. Cultural facts; 2.1.1. The culture of choice: choices as a cultural fact; 2.1.2. Cultural choices; 2.1.3. Cultural diversity; 2.1.4. Objects as signals, ostentations; 2.1.5. Groupthink, fashion and social evidence; 2.1.6. Socio-culture; 2.1.7. Trends and behaviors; 2.2. The desire for products
  • 2.3. The image society and the virtual society2.3.1. The image society; 2.3.2. the virtual society; 2.4. Qualities of life; 2.4.1. Well-being with products; 2.4.2. Ways of life; 2.4.3. Lifestyles; 2.4.4. Standards of living; 2.4.5. Over-consumption; 3. What Information Do We Need to Pick the Right Product?; 3.1. Choice of products; 3.1.1. The problem with choice; 3.1.2. The process of choice; 3.1.3. The frustration of choice; 3.2. What is usage?; 3.2.1. The problem with usage; 3.2.2. The field of use; 3.3. The indispensable: usage and environmental factors; 3.3.1. Usage qualities
  • 3.3.2. Environmental qualities3.4. Evaluating the usage requirements and performances for choice; 3.4.1. The analysis of usage/the criteria of Evaluation; 3.4.2. How to evaluate usage qualities; 3.4.3. The price and cost of usage; 3.4.4. Habitual suitability; 3.5. Proposals for product information; 3.5.1. Conditions and information requirements on products; 3.5.2. Proposal of product information systems: dust removal method study; 3.5.3. Information in the instructions for use; 3.5.4. Proposals for distributors and major buyers; 3.5.5. Information systems for users

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