Title: BUYER BEHAVIOR
1BUYER BEHAVIOR
EMGT451 LECTURE 12 2/2004
2BUYGRID MODEL
- BuyPhases
- BuyClasses
- Buying Centers
3BUYING CENTER ROLES
- INITIATOR
- INFLUENCER
- DECIDER
- APPROVER
- BUYER
- USER
- GATEKEEPER
4The Organizational Consumers Decision Process -
Sheth
- EXPECTIONS OF ENGINEERS
- PURCHASING
- AGENTS
- USERS
- OTHERS
SITUATIONAL FACTORS
SUPPLIER OR BRAND CHOICE
AUTONOMOUS DECISIONS
PRODUCT SPECIFIC FACTORS
BUYING PROCESS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
JOINT DECISIONS
BUYER SPECIFIC FACTORS
5CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- Problem-Solving
- Persuasion
- Bargaining
- Politicking
6Webster-Wind Model of Organizational Buyer
Behavior
ENVIRONMENT
ORGANIZATION
BUYING CENTER
INDIVIDUALS
BUYING DECISION PROCESS
BUYING DECISION
7 The Process of a Buyers Search for a Source of
Supply
STIMULUS
YES
SEARCH MEMORY POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
CONTACT SOURCE
NO
SEARCH FILES CATALOGS POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
CAN THE SOURCE PROVIDE THE NEEDED ITEMS?
NO
SEARCH WITH OTHER BUYERS POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
NO
NO
CAN SOURCE SUGGEST ALTERNATIVES?
YES
SEARCH WITH REPS SALESMEN POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
NO
NO
SEARCH WITH RD ENGINEER POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
SHALL THE BUYER CONCLUDE SEARCH?
NO
SEARCH WITH OTHER PEOPLE POSSIBLE SUPPLIER?
YES
NO
BUY
BUY
8Major Elements of Organizational Buyer Behavior
Set of Alternatives
Buying Center
Sources of Information
Environmental Constituents
Organizational Requirements
Feasible Alternatives
Individual Preferences
Evaluation Criteria
Organizational Preferences
Interaction Structure
Organizational Choice
9Summary of Models of Organizational Buying
Behavior
- Task Models
- Non-Task Models
- Complex Models
10TASK MODELS
- Minimum Price
- Life-Cycle Cost
- Rational Buyer
- Materials Management (JIT, MRP)
- Reciprocal Buying
11NON-TASK MODELS
- Ego-enhancement
- Perceived Risk
- Dyadic Influence
- Buying Influences
- Diffusion Process
12COMPLEX MODELS
- BuyGrid
- Decision Models
- Sheth
- Webster-Wind
13INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT TYPES
- INSTALLATIONS
- ACCESSORIES
- RAW MATERIALS
- PROCESSED MATERIALS
- COMPONENTS (CATALOG ITEMS)
- FABRICATED ITEMS
- SUPPLIES (MRO)
- SERVICES
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