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Köpbeteende hos studenter gällande val av laptop: Varumärkeslojalitet och påverkan av referensgrupper
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Students purchasing behaviour regarding choice of laptop : Brand loyalty and effects of referencegroup (English)
Abstract [en]

This study examines students in Sweden between the ages of 20-30 and examines their purchasing behaviour regarding choice of laptops. This paper will study the effects of brand loyalty and reference group and how it affects the consumers choice of brand. This study uses a qualitative method to gather information. Nine interviews were conducted with various questions regarding brand loyalty and reference groups. This paper came to the conclusion that to some degree six people were brand loyal. Very few respondents acted in a brand loyal fashion when it came to word of mouth, where almost no consumer shared their positive experience with others despite the fact that they were happy with their purchases. Regarding the effect of reference groups on the respondents, the study found that family and friends had some influence on the consumer's choice of a brand of laptop as the respondents had the same brand as their family or friends but did not gain any information about the brands from their family or friends. Instead, it was found that the respondents turned to opinion leaders to gather information about potential laptop purchases where the consumers gained positive word of mouth which had an effect on the respondent. Negative word of mouth had an effect on consumers as they avoided certain brands because of it and was also slightly stronger than physical positive word of mouth.

Abstract [sv]

Denna studie undersöker studenter i Sverige mellan 20–30 år och undersöker deras köpbeteende kring val av bärbara datorer. Denna artikel har studerat effekterna av varumärkeslojalitet och referensgruppen och hur det påverkar konsumenternas val av varumärke. Denna studie använder en kvalitativ metod för att samla in information. Nio intervjuer genomfördes med olika frågor om varumärkeslojalitet och referensgrupper. Denna artikel kommer till slutsatsen att till en viss grad var sex personer varumärkeslojala. Väldigt få respondenter agerade varumärkeslojalt, när det kommer till word of mouth, där nästan ingen respondent delade sin positiva upplevelse med andra trots att de var nöjda med sina köp. När det gäller effekten av referensgrupper på respondenterna fann studien att familj och vänner hade något inflytande på konsumentens val av laptopvarumärke då respondenterna hade samma varumärke som sina vänner eller familjer trots att de inte fick information om varumärket från sina vänner och familjer. Istället visade det sig att respondenterna vände sig till opinionsledare för att samla information om potentiella köp av bärbara datorer där konsumenterna fick positiv word of mouth vilket hade en påverkan hos respondenterna. Negativt word of mouth hade en effekt på konsumenterna eftersom de undvek vissa varumärken och var också någorlunda starkare än fysisk positiv word of mouth.

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2022. , p. 77
Keywords [en]
Laptops, Consumer behaviour, Brand loyalty, Brand awareness, Reference groups, Word of mouth, Perceived quality
Keywords [sv]
Laptops, Konsumentbeteende, Varumärkeslojalitet, Varumärkeskännedom, Referensgrupper, Word of mouth, Upplevd kvalité
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21826OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21826DiVA, id: diva2:1696967
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Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics - Study Programme
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Available from: 2022-09-19 Created: 2022-09-19 Last updated: 2022-09-19Bibliographically approved

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