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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The Relative Effectiveness of Audio-Taped Relaxation and Live-Therapist Presented Relaxation in Terms of Physiological Parameters

Quayle, Cris M. 01 May 1979 (has links)
In order to assess the relative efficacy of audio-taped relaxation as compared to live-therapist induced relaxation, 80 volunteer subjects were randomly assigned to one of the following eight groups: (1) live-therapist (male) contingent, (2) live-therapist (male) non-contingent, (3) taped contingent (male), (4) taped non-contingent (male), (5) live-therapist (female) contingent, (6) live-therapist (female) non-contingent, (7) taped (female) contingent, and (8) taped (female) non-contingent. The subjects were exposed to treatment conditions for five sessions during which they received a relaxation sequence via either a live-therapist or audio-taped format in a contingent or non-contingent (subject controlled pace or non-subject controlled pace, respectively) progression. The subjects were monitored with an EMG and Skin Temperature device for 10 minutes following the relaxation sequence. Following the relaxation sequence, each subject was administered a subjective relaxation scale. The first session data were compared to the last session data via a 4 way ANOVA at a .05 alpha level. The analysis of variance indicated that all groups on all of the dependent variables became more relaxed (EMG reduction and skin temperature increase) from pre to post period monitorings. On the variables of EMG and skin temperature, the live-therapist and contingent progression groups produced greater relaxation than did the taped and non-contingent groups. The combination of live-therapist and contingent progression proved to be the most effective in reducing EMG and increasing peripheral skin temperature. (Both indications of relaxation.) All the treatment groups responded similarly on verbal report with the live-therapist contingent and taped-therapist non-contingent groups decreasing most on the verbally reported subjective scale. Implications for the use of live and taped-therapist presentations along with contingent progression formats were discussed.
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Quelle est l'efficacité des pratiques managériales d'empowerment des consommateurs? : le rôle des caractéristiques du profil des consommateurs et de la familiarité de la marque / The bright side of consumer empowerment strategies on participants’ attitudinal and behavioral responses toward the brand : focus on individual characteristics and situational variables linked to innovation contests initiated in consumer goods sector

Bachouche, Hajer 20 November 2017 (has links)
L’empowerment du consommateur/client est une pratique mobilisée de manière croissante par les entreprises comme dans les travaux académiques depuis plus d’une dizaine d’années. Deux types de stratégies d’empowerment ont été distingués par la littérature : l’empowerment pour créer qui permet aux clients de soumettre des idées pour les nouveaux produits et l’empowerment pour sélectionner qui s'appuie sur les votes des consommateurs pour le choix des produits qui seront in fine commercialisés (Fuchs et Schreier, 2010). Se basant sur l’approche de l’empowerment du consommateur en tant que stratégie managériale collaborative entre consommateurs et entreprises dans le cadre du développement de nouveaux produits, cette recherche vise à en évaluer les effets sur les indicateurs liés à la marque pour les consommateurs participants. En vue de répondre à cette problématique, une étude qualitative (menée auprès de consommateurs et de managers) suivie de trois études expérimentales (N=719) structurent ce travail doctoral. A l’aide d’une approche pluridisciplinaire (politique, sociologie, psychologie), une conceptualisation de l’empowerment des consommateurs est réalisée ainsi qu’une distinction de ce concept des autres formes de co-innovation. Les résultats obtenus montrent que le recours aux stratégies d'empowerment est plus bénéfique pour les marques à faible familiarité perçue (start-ups) en comparaison à des marques familières (réplication sur deux catégories de produit). Aussi, cette recherche révèle que l'empowerment pour créer améliore plus efficacement le bouche à oreille et l’engagement à l’égard de la marque que l’empowerment pour sélectionner. Le rôle de plusieurs facteurs d’ordre individuel et situationnel dont l’expertise perçue à l’égard de la catégorie de produit, les bénéfices perçus par les participants, le type de motivation et l’effet de récompense (gain vs. perte) ont pu être identifiés. Ainsi, les résultats de notre travail doctoral démontrent notamment que le gain du challenge d’innovation (vs. la perte) n’améliore pas significativement les indicateurs liés à la marque étudiés. Des préconisations managériales sont suggérées pour une meilleure prise en compte des caractéristiques du profil des contributeurs et celles liées au design des challenges d’innovation cruciaux pour le déploiement de stratégies d’empowerment efficaces. / Consumer empowerment is a practice increasingly used by companies as well as mobilized in academic works for more than ten years. Two types of empowerment strategies have been distinguished: empowerment to create that allows customers to submit ideas for new products and empowerment to select who builds on consumer votes for product selection and launch (Fuchs and Schreier, 2010). Based on the approach of consumer empowerment as a collaborative managerial strategy involving consumers and companies in new product development, this research aims at studying the effects of empowerment strategies on brand equity metrics for participating consumers. In order to address this research question, a qualitative study (conducted with consumers and managers) followed by three experimental studies (N = 719) structure this research.). Using a multidisciplinary approach (political, sociological, psychological), a conceptualization of consumer empowerment and a differentiation of it from other forms of co-innovation are achieved. Results show that empowerment strategies are more beneficial for low-familiarity brands (start-ups) than for highly familiar ones (replication on two product categories). Results also reveal that empowerment to create improves more effectively word-of-mouth and engagement towards the brand than empowerment to select. Moderating and mediating roles of several individual and situational factors as perceived expertise towards the product category, benefits retrieved by participants, motivation type and the reward effect (gain vs. loss) are identified. This doctoral work highlights that the gain of the innovation contest(vs. loss) doesn’t significantly improve indicators related to the brand being analyzed. Managerial recommendations are suggested for a better consideration of contributors’ profile and innovation contests’ design characteristics critical to the deployment of effective empowerment strategies.

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