EXPLORING CONSUMERS' PERCEPTIONS OF AUTOMOBILE BRANDS IN TURKEY THROUGH MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'deki tüketicilerin otomobil markalarına yönelik tercihlerinin araştırılmasıdır. Tüketicilerin otomobil marka tercihlerini belirlemek için, tüketicllerin tercih değerlendirmelerini çok boyutlu bir yapılandırma için geometrik uzaklıklara çeviren Çok Boyutlu Ölçekleme Algoritmalarından ALSCAL ve diğer tamamlayıcı teknikler olan PREFMAP ve PROFIT uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini otomobil sahibi olan veya otomobil kullanma şansına sahip olan veya oto galerilerine giden tüketiciler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın temel sonuçları şu şekildedir: 1) Tüketicilerin otomobil markası tercihlerinde önemli olan iki özellik güvenlik ve reklam kampanyalarıdır 2) Mercedes bu her iki boyutta da iyi olarak algılanmıştır ve analiz sonucunda elde edilen ideal nokta da Mercedes markasına işaret etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çok Boyutlu Ölçekleme Analizi, PREFMAP, PROFIT, otomobil endüstrisi, Türkiye

EXPLORING CONSUMERS' PERCEPTIONS OF AUTOMOBILE BRANDS IN TURKEY THROUGH MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING

Öz

The purpose of this study is to investigate the consumers' preferences towards various automobile brands in Turkey. Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) algorithm known as ALSCAL and a number of other complementary techniques (PREFMAP and PROFITj is performed to transform consumers' preference evaluations into geometric distance for a multidimensional configuration for studying the subjects' perception of automobile brands. Subjects are sampled from consumers who use or have an opportunity to use cars, and who goes to car galleries. The main results of this studyare summarized as follows: (1) safety and advertising campaigns are the two important attributes in consumers' auto brand preferences (2) Mercedes perceivedfavorably in both dimensions and the ideal point is directed at the location of Mercedes. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Multidimensional scaling,PREFMAP,PROFIT,automobile industry

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