Consumer Behaviour

This interdisciplinary unit discusses the consumer as the focus of the marketing system. The unit of study emphasises the use of knowledge about consumer behaviour in marketing decisions and insight for innovation. The contribution of the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and economics to the understanding of consumer buying behaviour is highlighted. Specific area of focus are consumer needs, motives, perceptions, attitudes, personality, the socialisation process, group influences (family, social groups, culture and business) and culture. Theoretical and conceptual consumer behaviour frameworks are applied to purchasing decision-making, buying and the use of goods and services in both Australian and a global context.