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The Different Roles of Product Appearance in Consumer Choice

Mariëlle E. H. Creusen, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
- Vol. 22, Iss: 1, pp 63-81
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In this paper, the authors identified six different roles of product appearance for consumers: (1) communication of aesthetic, (2) symbolic, (3) functional, and (4) ergonomic information; (5) attention drawing; and (6) categorization.
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This article is published in Journal of Product Innovation Management.The article was published on 2005-01-01. It has received 829 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Product proliferation & New product development.

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Tough package, strong taste: The influence of packaging design on taste impressions and product evaluations

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of packaging design on taste impressions was examined and it was found that associations portrayed by shape curvature in particular transfer to taste experiences, but that these effects are most pronounced for participants with a sensitivity to design.
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New Product Design: Concept, Measurement, and Consequences

TL;DR: In this article, the authors define product design and its dimensions and investigate the impact of these design dimensions on purchase intention, word of mouth, and willingness to pay, finding that the design dimensions positively influence willingness to buy and also have a positive effect on product intention and word-of-mouth.
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What makes a destination beautiful? Dimensions of tourist aesthetic judgment

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-stage analysis of semi-structured interview data from a theoretical sample of 57 individuals yielded 21 aesthetic dimensions that were categorized into nine themes: Scale, Time, Condition, Sound, Balance, Diversity, Novelty, Shape, and Uniqueness.
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Assessing the Self-service Technology Encounters: Development and Validation of SSTQUAL Scale

TL;DR: A 20-item seven-dimension SSTQUAL scale was developed that includes functionality, enjoyment, security, assurance, design, convenience, and customization and demonstrates sound psychometric properties based on findings from various reliability and validity tests.
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A framework identifying the gaps between customers' expectations and their perceptions in green products

TL;DR: In this article, the authors adopt the service quality model for drafting a model describing the gaps existing between consumers' expectations and their perceptions, and adopt the notion of SERVQUAL instrument to develop a green product instrument for measuring these gaps.
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