This dissertation presents a better understanding and conceptualization of retail place attachment in relation to consumer patronage. This exploratory study proposes an empirical look at the meaning of place attachment for the retail consumer and studies its role in on-line shopping patronage. A theoretical framework was developed from a review of the literature which guides this research. This study design incorporated quantitative and qualitative methods using a within-stage, mixed-model design. The dependent variables being associated with one another in this study were: retail place attachment and online retail patronage. The outcome of the study was to validate constructs of retail place attachment and identify its influence on online retail patronage. Survey participants were recruited from Facebook, a social-networking database and two professional organization databases. A snowball sampling technique was used to collect responses from four hundred twenty-nine participants from a social-networking database and two professional organization databases. Inclusion criteria for this sample included gender, an age range of 18 and up, and all ethnic backgrounds. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Retail Merchandising and Product Development in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2011. / May 26, 2011. / online, retail, online shopping, place attachment / Includes bibliographical references. / Pauline Sullivan, Professor Directing Dissertation; Mary Ann Moore, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; James Carson, University Representative; Billie J. Collier, Committee Member; Elizabeth Goldsmith, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253997 |
| Contributors | Shaw, Katherine Anne (authoraut), Sullivan, Pauline (professor directing dissertation), Moore, Mary Ann (professor co-directing dissertation), Carson, James (university representative), Collier, Billie J. (committee member), Goldsmith, Elizabeth (committee member), Department of Retail Merchandising and Product Development (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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