Innovation Behavior of Older Consumers

This book picks up two mega trends: The demographic change of many western industrial nations and the increased importance of innovations due to global competition. Thus, the empirical study analyzes older and younger consumers. It identifies age-specific differences in consumer behavior regarding innovative consumer electronic products.

This book picks up two mega trends: On the one hand population figures demonstrate the structural transition of the majority of western industrial nations. This demographic change has manifold consequences, especially on companies and their clients. On the other hand most of the markets are characterized by increasingly shorter product life cycles and global competition. The commercialization of innovations represents one possibility to remain competitive in this environment. The author connects important aspects of these two subject matters and identifies existing differences in the consumer behavior of older and younger individuals regarding innovative consumer electronic devices a product category that is characterized by an exceptionally high pace of innovation.

Autorentext

Armin Tank studied Business Management at Mannheim University and at EM Lyon (École Supérieure De Commerce) in France. The emphasis of his studies lay on Marketing, International Management and Psychology. During and after successful completion of his dissertation he held various roles in companies in the sectors Consumer Goods, Medical Equipment for end-consumers and Mobile Health Care & Sports. Additionally he is a lecturer for Methodology / Market research.

Inhalt

Contents: Older Consumers Demographic Change Gerontology Financial Situation Innovation Adoption and Diffusion Research Perceived Risk Consumer Electronic Products Empirical Analysis Operationalization Product Complexity Exploratory Factor Analysis Analysis of Variance Regression Analysis Scale Development Cognitive Age.