THE DETERMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING BRAND CHOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A RESEARCH ON THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

Derya ÖZTÜRK () and Güngör KARAKAŞ ()
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Derya ÖZTÜRK: Ordu University/TURKEY
Güngör KARAKAŞ: Gaziosmanpasa University/TURKEY

JOURNAL OF LIFE ECONOMICS, 2016, vol. 3, issue 4, 69-78

Abstract: People's clothing preferences are changing with the rapid development of technology. Success of firms requires knowledge of the target audience in global market. It is necessary to determine the factors that affect consumer attitude and behaviour. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors that influence brand attitude and behaviour among college students for the apparel sector. In this regard, factor analysis was employed to the data acquired from 350 students enrolled at the Ordu University Ünye Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were carried out in order to determine the construct validity of the factor analysis. Kaiser – Mayer – Olkin and Bartlett criterion was used to test the suitability of the variables in the factor analysis as well as to test the sample size (KMO; 0.928; P

Keywords: brand; loyalty; brand; preference; factor; analysis; university; students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.15637/jlecon.175

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