Factors that influence the purchase of branded goods: the case of purchase of mobile phone in the Tanzanian market

dc.contributor.authorMasenga, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-13T12:28:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:52:07Z
dc.date.available2019-11-13T12:28:15Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:52:07Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HF5686.T35M37)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study attempted to investigate the factors that influence the purchase of mobile phones in the Tanzanian market. This study surveyed 277 respondents. Data collection was done through the administration of two sets of questionnaires involving first time buyers and repeat buyers of mobile phones. The major findings of the study revealed that information exerts significant influence on consumers’ perceived risk about a new brand for first time buyers. The effect of experience of using the brand is significant on influencing consumers’ perceived risk about a new brand for repeat buyers. The results show that the effect of information on brand identification is significant for first time buyers. Experience of using former brand is significant on influencing brand identification for repeat buyers. The degree of Loyalty to competing brands exerts a less significant effect on consumer’s intention to purchase a new brand for first time buyers while the degree of Loyalty to competing brands exerts significant effect on consumer’s intention to purchase a new brand for repeat buyers. Degree of perceived risk about the product has significant negative influence on consumer’s intention to purchase a new brand for first time buyers. For the case of repeat buyers the degree of perceived risk about the product has no significant influence on consumers’ intention to purchase a new brand. Brand identification has a less significant effect on consumers purchase intentions for first time buyers, for the case of repeat buyers brand identification has significant effect on purchase intentions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasenga, A (2006) Factors that influence the purchase of branded goods: the case of purchase of mobile phone in the Tanzanian market.Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5428
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectMobile phone industryen_US
dc.subjectPurchasingen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleFactors that influence the purchase of branded goods: the case of purchase of mobile phone in the Tanzanian marketen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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