Search for dissertations about: "Leisure shopping"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Leisure shopping.

2. 1. Understanding Social Media Shopping : Instagram and the reconfiguration of the practice of shopping

   Author : Anna Spitzkat; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social media shopping; Instagram shopping; shopping practice; practice theory;

   Abstract : In the recent past, social media has gradually evolved from a platfrom for communication and personal exchange to a space where contemporary consumer desires are awakened, directed, and also fulfilled. Instagram, in particular, is one of the social media platforms that has made specific design decisions to combine the social and entertaining aspects of the native, virtual social media experience with shopping and consumption. READ MORE

4. 2. An exploration of leisure shopping in retail store environments: Illuminating meanings, manifoldness and dynamics in consumers shopping experiences

   Author : Kristina Bäckström; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Leisure shopping; consumers; experiences; store environment; consumer culture; retailing; marketing;

   Abstract : Shopping has since long been recognized as a possible source of enjoyment. It has been argued that consumers of today devote ever more of their spare time to shopping. Within the domain of marketing, scholars have been successful in outlining consumers' motives for engaging in shopping as a leisure-time enjoyment. READ MORE

5. 3. Search and Mismatch

   Author : Saman Darougheh; Per Krusell; Monika Gehrig-Merz; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labor market; unemployment; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : I define occupations that are employed in more industries as “broader” occupations. I study the implications of occupation-level broadness for mismatch of unemployed and vacancies across occupations and industries. READ MORE

6. 4. Psychology for sustainable shared mobility: An investigation of the use of private cars and carsharing services

   Author : Erika Martins Silva Ramos; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; carsharing; travel behaviour; sustainable transportation; trip purpose;

   Abstract : What are people’s travel patterns – both users and non-users of carsharing and private cars in European cities? What are the main psychological aspects of and motives for making a travel mode choice? This thesis aims to investigate the relationship of habits with attitudinal, normative and motivational aspects to understand the use of private cars and carsharing. Study I presents a classification of motives considered relevant when selecting a mode of transport. READ MORE

7. 5. Travel mode choice and sustainability: A psychological investigation of the use of a private car and car sharing services

   Author : Érika Martins Silva Ramos; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the implications of research-based decision-making to develop socially robust technologies, policies, and urban planning in the transport sector, aiming for an inclusive and more sustainable transport system. What are the travel patterns of both users and non-users of car sharing and private cars in European cities? What are the main psychological aspects of and motives for making a travel mode choice? Study I presents a classification of motives considered as relevant when selecting a mode of transport, and it examines the relative importance of driving habits, car attitudes, descriptive norms, and motives for transport mode choices for commuting, shopping trips, child-related trips, and leisure trips. READ MORE