Research Article

The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 28, 2019
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The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector

Abstract

Office furniture sector is a sector where design has a profound effect on competition. Product ranges are continuously renewed by companies and presented to consumers through fairs and similar organizations. The success of a product is measured by not only meeting the needs of the user and fulfilling the usage requirements but the commercial success it provides to the company as well. Commercial success is measured by the meeting of the product with its users and the profitability it provides to its company during this meeting. At this point, it becomes important to know who is making the purchase decision about the product. While at home furniture sector it may be the product user who can directly make the purchasing decision, the one who decides to purchase the product and the product user can be quite different when it comes to office furniture.  From this point of view, if one put a research on factors affecting the purchasing decisions for home furniture can focus on the user, in a similar study in office furniture, it will be important to determine who made the purchase decisions and establish the study in this focus. With this in mind, in this study, initially the decision-making groups about purchasing were identified.  Following this determination, studies were conducted to explore the factors affecting the identified groups’ purchasing decisions for the purposes of giving suggestions and providing information to consumers, sellers, manufacturers, designers, and researchers who are actively involved in office furniture.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 28, 2019

Submission Date

May 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 22, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Demirhan, E., & Toğay, A. (2019). The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, 7(2), 289-302. https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD
AMA
1.Demirhan E, Toğay A. The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector. GUJSPB. 2019;7(2):289-302. https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD
Chicago
Demirhan, Emrah, and Abdullah Toğay. 2019. “The Factors Affecting Consumer Decisions in the Office Furniture Sector”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 7 (2): 289-302. https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD.
EndNote
Demirhan E, Toğay A (June 1, 2019) The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 7 2 289–302.
IEEE
[1]E. Demirhan and A. Toğay, “The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector”, GUJSPB, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 289–302, June 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD
ISNAD
Demirhan, Emrah - Toğay, Abdullah. “The Factors Affecting Consumer Decisions in the Office Furniture Sector”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 7/2 (June 1, 2019): 289-302. https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD.
JAMA
1.Demirhan E, Toğay A. The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector. GUJSPB. 2019;7:289–302.
MLA
Demirhan, Emrah, and Abdullah Toğay. “The Factors Affecting Consumer Decisions in the Office Furniture Sector”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 289-02, https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Demirhan, Abdullah Toğay. The factors affecting consumer decisions in the office furniture sector. GUJSPB [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 1;7(2):289-302. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85XK83LD