Processo decisório do consumidor: uma análise do papel da internet na compra de bens duráveis

Abstract

This dissertation had as its objective to analyze the role that the World Wide Web has over the consumer decision-making process. Subjects of this research were the Great Sao Paulo region and the television sets purchasing processes. The revision of the theoretical fundaments encompassed studying the consumer behavior and its decision-making process, circling back to the concepts of online shopping, the Internet and its current development stage in Brazil, and setting up a broad view of the Brazilian television-sets market. The methodology consisted of quantitative field research, in which it was verified the role of the World Wide Web in the consumer decision-making process. The study indicated that the Internet is a definite part of the shopping process, from searching for information, evaluating and recommending alternatives and finally purchasing. Its resources are also used in conjoint online / offline processes and the majority of Brazilian consumers find the Internet to be a great tool. The large number of Brazilian Internet users and the changes that the Internet has brought to the Brazilian way of life as a whole confirm this research s relevancy. This study intends to innovate by considering not only the online shopping, but also the traditional offline process, establishing a comparison between the role of the World Wide Web in both processes