Richard Widdows
Biographic Data
| ID | 3520967 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Widdows |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Widdows |
| SIGNATURE | WIDDOWS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Toward a Digital Goods Consumer Competence Index
Consumer spending on digital goods such as e‐books, entertainment, and online services is increasing exponentially. Digitalization of the marketplace is transforming the competencies required by consumers if they are to operate efficiently in the changing marketplace. In this study, an index of digital goods consumer competency was developed to help consumer and family scientists to better understand the new marketplace. Empirical testing of the …
The Internet and the Consumer
The Internet is a tool with the potential to enable consumers to effectively participate in collective bargaining in the marketplace. The purpose of this paper is to address the viability of the concept of countervailing power in the Internet era. First, some theoretical perspectives on how on-line consumer networks have the potential to be a new source of countervailing power are introduced. Next, the potential for consumer countervailing power …
Cis
The era of customer service is seeing the development of a new branch of management information systems — consumer information systems (CIS). The CIS is fast becoming the source of intelligence on all consumer issues in customer-oriented firms. The authors outline the main characteristics of CIS, and relate them to the development of the consumer affairs role in business. Technological aspects of the CIS are also discussed
Let the Ignorant Consumer Beware
Although many of the institutions which make up the modern economy pour out data which they hope will be used by consumers in their decision on what to consume, consumers still are regarded by some commentators as ‘ignorant’ when they make those decisions. Two main reasons are postulated, involving the cost of search and requirements for efficient data management. The policy implications are then assessed and the need for leadership in consumer i…
Country v. City
This paper represents an attempt, by sample survey, to assess the attitudes of the residents of a Queensland country town to city and country living. Responses to questions on a number of aspects of living suggest that country people see the city as economically advantageous to them, but that it is a ‘cold’, even hostile, place to live in. The country is relatively friendlier. The easy pace of country life, while its main asset, may be susceptibl…
Country v. City
This paper represents an attempt, by sample survey, to assess the attitudes of the residents of a Queensland country town to city and country living. Responses to questions on a number of aspects of living suggest that country people see the city as economically advantageous to them, but that it is a ‘cold’, even hostile, place to live in. The country is relatively friendlier. The easy pace of country life, while its main asset, may be susceptibl…
Country v. City
This paper represents an attempt, by sample survey, to assess the attitudes of the residents of a Queensland country town to city and country living. Responses to questions on a number of aspects of living suggest that country people see the city as economically advantageous to them, but that it is a ‘cold’, even hostile, place to live in. The country is relatively friendlier. The easy pace of country life, while its main asset, may be susceptibl…
Let the Ignorant Consumer Beware
Although many of the institutions which make up the modern economy pour out data which they hope will be used by consumers in their decision on what to consume, consumers still are regarded by some commentators as ‘ignorant’ when they make those decisions. Two main reasons are postulated, involving the cost of search and requirements for efficient data management. The policy implications are then assessed and the need for leadership in consumer i…
Cis
The era of customer service is seeing the development of a new branch of management information systems — consumer information systems (CIS). The CIS is fast becoming the source of intelligence on all consumer issues in customer-oriented firms. The authors outline the main characteristics of CIS, and relate them to the development of the consumer affairs role in business. Technological aspects of the CIS are also discussed
The Internet and the Consumer
The Internet is a tool with the potential to enable consumers to effectively participate in collective bargaining in the marketplace. The purpose of this paper is to address the viability of the concept of countervailing power in the Internet era. First, some theoretical perspectives on how on-line consumer networks have the potential to be a new source of countervailing power are introduced. Next, the potential for consumer countervailing power …
Toward a Digital Goods Consumer Competence Index
Consumer spending on digital goods such as e‐books, entertainment, and online services is increasing exponentially. Digitalization of the marketplace is transforming the competencies required by consumers if they are to operate efficiently in the changing marketplace. In this study, an index of digital goods consumer competency was developed to help consumer and family scientists to better understand the new marketplace. Empirical testing of the …
Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Consumer behaviour (2 works) · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing (2 works) · Digital Platforms and Economics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)