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An exploratory study of network marketing as socially embedded exchange.

Ho Hillbun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-100). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.4 / "Direct Selling, Network Marketing, and Pyramid Scheme" / Chapter 2. --- THE NATURE OF NETWORK MARKETING --- p.12 / Distributor as the End User / Core Product Marketed / Commericalization of Social Relations / Ambivalence in Nature of Exchange / Conflict of Interests / Chapter 3. --- THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT --- p.20 / Exchange Concept / Research on Socially Embedded Exchange / Network Marketing as Socially Embedded Exchange / Sense of Justice / Relational Exchange Norms / Outcome Favorability / Trust and Trustworthiness / Social Value of Exchange / Chapter 4. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.53 / Exploratory Research / Consumer Survey / Scenario Experiment / Research Design / Manipulation / Covariates / Measurement / Manipulation Checks / Sample and Data Collection / Chapter 5. --- RESEARCH FINDINGS --- p.66 / Statistical Analysis / Manipulation Checks / Measurement / Descriptive Statistics / MANCOVA Assumptions / MANCOVA Results / Parameter Estimates / Chapter 6. --- DISCUSSION --- p.79 / Limitations and Future Research / APPENDIX I --- p.88 / APPENDIX II --- p.89 / APPENDIX III --- p.93 / REFERENCE --- p.94

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324116
Date January 2001
ContributorsHo, Hillbun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ii, 100 leaves ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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