17232 - Consumer Behaviour

Academic Year 2015/2016

  • Moduli: Chiara Orsingher (Modulo 1) Barbara Lorenzini (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Management and Marketing (cod. 8406)

Learning outcomes

The course introduces a wide range of behavioral concepts, and explores the strategic implications of customer behavior for marketer. Introduces students to the general perspectives currently taken in the study of consumer behavior. Emphasis is on consumer decision processes and the influence of social, cultural and psychological factors on how consumers behave.

Course contents

1. Consumer psychology
2. The buying and consumption process
3. The customer-brand relationship
4. In-store consumption behavior
5. Culture and consumer behavior

Readings/Bibliography

Comportamento del Consumatore - Teoria e casi studio -
di Luca Petruzzellis e Jean-Charles Chebat
Editore Pearson 2010

Teaching methods

Interactive class teaching

Assessment methods

Written exam with open ended questions

Teaching tools

Case studies, examples form the business press and participants' consumption experiences

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Orsingher

See the website of Barbara Lorenzini