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CHAPTER – II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Chapter – II
Review of Literature
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The decision process involves the mental, emotional, and
physical that people engage in when selecting, purchasing, using, and
disposing of products and services so as to satisfy needs and desires. To
make purchases, consumers go through a buying decision process that
can be thought of as solving a problem.
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According to Kotler and Armstrong (2004), “Consumer buyer
behaviour refers to the buying behaviour of final consumers- individuals
and households who buy goods and services for personal consumption.
All of these final consumers combine to make up the consumer market.”
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will satisfy their needs’’. Here, the term ‘evaluation’ has been used by
Schiffman and Kanuk in the context of re-purchase. In case of first
purchase consumer’s mind will first evaluate and finally adopt or reject
the product. Thus, consumer behaviour entangles all the acts of
individuals which entangle buying and using products, comprising of the
decision process which precede and determine these acts. However, the
factors precede and determine consumer behaviour and they are a
combination of external and internal influences that a consumer interacts
constantly.
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2.1.2 Importance of Consumer Behaviour
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Anthropology, etc., to furnish a body of knowledge about the consumer.
Several theories of consumer behaviour have been formulated, rejected
or substantiated and with them, has changed our concept of the
consumer. Emerging from the earliest utility theories of economics,
buyer behaviour begins to be analysed on the basis of traditional
stimulus-response view of psychology, whereby behaviour could be
explained by stimulus and response, reward and punishment, cues and
drives. Later on complex constructs such as motivation, values and
attitudes were brought into to explain consumer behaviour. Hence, in the
1940’s the psychoanalytically orientated motivation researchers
introduced the concept of both conscious and unconscious motivation in
marketing. Social theories like Veblen (1919) brought in the
understanding of man primarily as a social being and tried to explain
behaviour in sociological terms. By the late 1950’s mathematical models
emerged from psychology, the stochastic learning models followed by
cognitive-flow-chart models and computer-stimulation approaches were
adopted. Condensed descriptions of the basic approaches to the study of
consumer behaviour are discussed as follows:
Freud started with the assumption that the child enters the world
with instinctive needs which he cannot gratify apart from others and
systematically introduced social influence through the constraints that
society exerts on human tendencies.
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The theory further assumes that buyers are also influenced by
their desire to reduce psychological drives, and in certain cues, these are
more important than other drives. This approach of Freud stresses that
the personality is made up of three main systems of inter-dependent
psychological forces on logical constructs: the id, the ego and the super
ego. The super ego contains values that limit actions on ethical and
moral considerations. Ego mediates between the unrestrained needs of id
and social constraints of super ego. Behaviour, then, is a blend of
interaction of these three systems.
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2. The Gestalt Modell (1900’s)
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Of the four basic fields outlined in this model, field one consists
of the output of an advertising message (sub-field one) and the
consumers as the recipient of this message (sub-field two). The message,
when received by the consumer, serves as an input to the consumer’s
attitude and predisposition (sub-field- two). As the message is received
and reacted upon, it may, hopefully, lead to the formation of a
favourable product / brand attitude for the advertised product. This
attitude serves as an input for field two, which represents the search for
an evaluation of the advertised product and existing alternatives. This
evaluation may or may not lead to motivation to buy the advertised
brand. If it does, it serves as an input for field two, which represents the
search for an evaluation of the advertised product and existing
alternatives. This evaluation may or may not lead to motivation to buy
the advertised brand. If it does, it serves as an input for field three which
represented the transformation of motivation into purchase action.
Purchase action leads to the consumption and storage of the product
(field four) the output of which acts as a feedback of sale results to the
firm and the retention of post purchase experience in the buyer’s
predisposition and beliefs about the product.
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explains to a certain extent the tendency towards consistent brand
patronage.
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projects the rejected alternatives in the disadvantageous light. Being
selective in his perception, therefore, the buyer may select the
information supporting or favourable to his choice and avoid distorting
and unpleasant information.
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theory of consumer decision-making. This model distinguishes among
three levels of learning stages in decision making. They are:
i) Extensive Problem Solving: It takes place when the buyer’s
knowledge and beliefs about brands are limited or non-existent,
and he or she does not have specific brand preference. Here the
buyer activity seeks information concerning a number of
alternative brands.
ii) Limited Problem Solving: It takes place when the buyer’s
knowledge and beliefs about the brands are only partially
established, and he or she is not fully able to assess brand
differences in order to arrive at a preference. Some comparative
brand information is sought, although the decision criteria are
likely to be fairly well defined.
iii) Routinized Response Behaviour: It occurs when the buyer’s
knowledge and beliefs about the brand and its alternatives are
well established, and the buyer is predisposed to the purchase of
one particular brand. Table 2.1 summarizes the main
characteristics of each of those three stages of decision making.
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A simplified version of Howard-Sheth model of buyer behaviour
is furnished in Figure 1.2. The model is essentially an attempt to explain
brand-choice behaviour over time and therefore specifically pertinent to
our field. The model consists of four major sets of variables, viz., inputs,
perceptual and learning constructs, outputs and exogenous variables.
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constructs are treated as obstructions, and are not operationally defined
or directly measured. Some of the variables are perceptual in nature and
are concerned with how the buyer receives and processes information
acquired from the input stimuli and other parts of the model. For
example, stimulus ambiguity occurs in a buyer when he is unclear about
the meaning of information received from the environment, perceptual
bias occurs if the buyer distorts the information received so that it fits
his or her established needs or experiences. Learning constructs serve
the function of concept formation. Included in this category are the
consumer’s goals, information about brands in the evoked set of criteria
for evaluating alternatives, preferences and buying intentions. The
proposed interaction (linkage) between the various perceptual and
learning variables and the variables in other segments of the model gives
the Howard-Sheth model its distinctive character.
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The Howard-Sheth model is complicated and rather confusing
and has been criticized on a number of key points. These include its
failure to explain adequately the interaction of inputs, stimuli ambiguity
and perceptual bias, and its neglect of variables such as needs,
communication, and the decision processes. Nevertheless, most of the
academic commentary on the model stresses its value in clarifying the
understanding of the buyer behaviour.
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in the chart show the impinging influence of central control unit
on information processing. Broken arrows show the feed-back.
iii) The Consumer decision process: It consists of five stages:
a) Problem recognition
b) Internal search and alternative evaluation
c) External search and alternative evaluation
d) The purchasing process and
e) The decision outcomes
i) Reference Groups
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ii) Culture
iii) Sub-culture
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iv) Social Class
v) Family
One person in the family may act as the family purchasing agent.
But the purchasing agent is not necessarily the family decision maker.
Decisions on what to buy often matters. The wife is usually thought of
as buying specialist of family. She shops for the children and home. For
more expensive items both wife and husband are involved in the buying
decision. The roles may vary considerably depending on the type of
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purchases. Although each family behaves differently, marketers can
learn how families typically decide and shop for different products so
that they can tailor their marketing needs to fit the general patterns.
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wheat from fair price shops. Both rural and urban respondents purchased
groceries (99% each), perishables (89% and 99% respectively); ready to
use foods (97% and 87% respectively) and commercially available
foods (96% and 6% respectively) from retail shops. Price, quality and
weight of the products were the important factors considered by both
rural and urban respondents while purchasing of food items.
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the different milks. The younger consumers who are health conscious
are choosing to buy skim milk rather than other cluster of respondents.
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such factors assists processors and producers of dairy products in
implementing marketing strategies that are consumer oriented and can
ultimately lead to higher selling rates. Quality was found to be the main
factor affecting the purchase decision, followed by price of the products.
Fresh milk was the highly preferred milk type among the citizens. The
studies concluded with recommendations are: processors and producers
of dairy products should implement modern marketing concepts that
focus on the consumers’ needs and wants. Also, producers and
processors should use marketing mix in ways that increases their sales
and creates satisfied customers.
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booths, which involves additional cost and delay. Further, they also
expressed dissatisfaction with the milk supply from the booths and
suggested home delivery. Nearly, 60 percent of the families felt that the
home delivery of milk in polythene sachets is advantageous and
indicated willingness to pay additional costs/service charges for the
same. Other reason found for household preference to private vendor
was non-availability of milk in small packing of less than half litre with
the Dairy as several small families and those belonging to lower income
groups strongly felt that such facility is essential to enable them to
purchase the Dairy milk. Results found strong correlation between
income and proportion of home delivered milk.
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important role in influencing the preferences of consumers regarding
selection of a brand. It was found in the study majority of the consumers
are buying milk at agent’s milk booth. The researcher examines in this
study most consumers buying decisions are influenced by the
preferences they have about the product. The milk product image is
formed out of the knowledge the consumers have about the products
such as price, quality, availability, accessibility, etc. So the
manufacturers have to produce the product with all the above
requirements.
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survey data suggested that the growing sophistication of China’s retail
sector is influencing consumption of dairy products.
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shows furthermore that a strong brand could be one method for
influencing consumers’ purchase decisions even for fresh almost
unprocessed food. The results show health conscious consumers chose
to buy skim milk. There are different types of fresh milk, e.g. skim milk
and non-fat milk available. However, there are fewer varieties for
organic milk. Thus, there may be opportunities for product line
extensions.
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Managi et al. (2008)21this research carried out in which choice
models are used to explore consumer preferences towards organic milk
in Japan. They consider the use of organic feed, the restrictions on the
use of animal medicinal products, and livestock low-stress feeding as
attributes of organic milk, which are considered the tangible expression
of the consumer’s latent demand for safeness and healthiness. The
results suggest first that in the Japanese organic milk market safety, taste
and environment friendliness are important factors influencing
consumers purchasing decisions. Secondly, for consumers who perceive
organic milk as safe, the attributes of organic feed and restrictions on the
use of animal medical products increase the probability of purchase.
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cream, butter, cheese and yogurt. The study considered four dimensions
in perceptions about dairy products such as hedonic (sensory attributes
such as taste or smell), health-related, convenience-related, and process-
related. A survey of 435 respondents was conducted and the data were
analysed using structured questionnaire. The results indicated that
demographic variables such as age and ethnicity as well as other
attitudinal variables significantly influence consumers’ increasing
consumption of dairy products. Further found retail stores were the main
destination to buy dairy products which were influenced by cleanliness,
convenient location and availability of higher quality products.
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formats. Using A.C. Nielsen Homescan data, they examined three store
formats such as value-oriented, supermarkets and high-end retail stores.
The study found a rapidly growing demand for milk and eggs with a
trend of organic market transition from high-end specialty stores to
general store formats, especially value-oriented stores. They observed
considerable price sensitivity to organics in the value-oriented formats
and a close connection between store format choice and consumption
choice of organics. Further found income level, families with preschool
children have positive impacts on choosing organic milk and eggs, and
mixed results from other demographic factors. Finally the study found
store format choices, prices, as well as quality perception are important
to consumer’s choice between organic and conventional food products.
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seen as individual entities, but as a set of interrelated entities which have
to be set in conjunction with one another" (Proctor, 2000). The present
section makes a review of existing literature on consumer perception
towards marketing elements or marketing practices in dairy industry.
Gokhale (2005)30 in his research stated that time had come for
the Indian dairy fraternity to recognize that new and better ways of
marketing and delivering good milk are available, and the consumers are
ready. Consumers are consequently looking for more ‘for me’ products,
more information on packages, better, sturdier, and convenient
packages, more choices in container size & so on. The same trend holds
true for flavoured milk, which is experiencing strong growth.
Emergence of more brands and more flavours offer consumers greater
variety. The opportunities for dairy players are clearly in adding value to
white milk & other milk. This will surely to adding millions of value
added consumers.
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Narang (2006)31 opined that, a buyer does not stick to one brand
in case of food purchasing. They should be able recall different brand
names when they go for purchase. Repetitive advertising can be used to
promote brand recall. The product should be associated with style and
trend, so that it appeals to the youth and the brand name should be
developed as a fashion statement. Promotional schemes such as
discounts and free offers with purchase were suggested to increase rates.
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respondents who included individual and institutional consumers were
selected using judgmental and simple random sampling respectively.
Primary data was collected using structured interview schedules
developed for each category of consumers. Consumer product
awareness indices, cluster analysis and factor analysis were the main
tools used in the analysis. The findings of the study showed that 52% of
the respondent consumers were aware of dairy brands because of
advertisements. Four factors were identified as key determinants of
dairy product choice namely promotion, price and availability of
product, attractive packaging and product quality.
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quality perceptions, followed by image (created through visual stimuli)
in choice preferences.
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2.7 OTHER SIGNIFICANT STUDIES
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The net profitability varied from 43 per cent in Tamil Nadu, 70 percent
in Andhra Pradesh and 83 percent in Karnataka. The variations among
the three studied locations are due to variation in breed, feeding pattern,
maintenance of animals, etc. The study has further brought out the fact
that higher fat content provides higher price as milk is priced based on
fat and solid-Net-Fat (SNF) content by dairies. Hence proper scientific
breeding procedure is to be followed to improve fat content in the milk
as well as milk production per animal. Besides, scientific breeding,
feeding, treatment and veterinary care and management would not only
increase milk production and fact content in addition to reduction in
cost, but also incomes of farmers. Thus dairy farming is considered an
instrument for socio economic change in rural areas.
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India Post (2008)48opined that the demand for value added milk
products, such as cheese, dahi (Indian yoghurt) and probiotic drinks is
increasing at a double-digit rate. At present, India seems to be self-
sufficient in meeting its requirement for milk and milk products.
However, given that demand is growing faster than supply, there could
be serious issues with respect to self-sufficiency in the near future. Any
increase in milk production is dependent on the farm gate price received
by the producer. Farm gate prices have increased by more than 50
percent in the last three years. Focused efforts would be required on two
fronts increasing farm size (currently the average number of animals per
producer is three to four), and increasing productivity of milk producing
animals. Global milk production, approx.655 million tonnes in 2006/07,
is estimated to be growing at 1.6 percent per annum. India ranks second
in terms of milk production and accounts for 15 per cent of global
production. Annual milk production in India was at 100.9 million tonnes
in2006-07 and was growing at 4 percent per annum. The market for
liquid milk, as well as value-added dairy products, is still largely
dominated by the unorganized sector. India has an insignificant share of
the global dairy trade, less than 1 per cent, despite being a leading
producer of milk.
Babu and Verma (2010)53 has analysed the value chains of milk
and milk products in the co-operative and private dairy plants in the
Salem district of Tamil Nadu based on the data collected from one co-
operative plant, one private plant, five milk transportation routes, ten co-
operative societies, ten private milk collection centres and six chilling
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centre’s for the year 2007-08. The overall average procurement cost per
litre of milk has been found higher for the co-operative dairy plant than
the private plant due to increased cost on milk transportation, chilling
and reception. The co-operative plant has been revealed more efficient
in the manufacture of toned milk, standardized milk, full cream milk and
ghee whereas the private plant has an edge over co-operative dairy plant
in the manufacture of butter and SMP (skimmed milk powder). The
marketing cost of toned milk, standardized milk, full cream milk and
SMP has been found lower for private dairy plant and of butter and ghee
for the co-operative dairy plant. The products which could earn a higher
value after passing through the value chain are milk peda, khoa and
SMP in the co-operative plant; and ice-cream, Mysorepa and ghee in the
private plant. The marketing margins and marketing efficiency have
been found higher in toned milk, standardized milk and butter for the
private plant and in full cream milk, ghee and SMP for the co-operative
plant. The study has revealed that dairy industry in India has gone
through a sea of change, transforming itself from import-dependent
industry to a self-reliant industry. The success of dairy industry revolves
around a triangle, viz. procurement, processing and marketing of dairy
products. Production is the base on which the edifice of dairy industry
stands. Procurement, processing and marketing are the other aspects that
need to be strengthened for the healthier growth of the dairy industry to
serve the consumers so that economic multiplier effects of dairying are
realized.
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Lack of availability, accessibility, quality of local fresh milk, and locally
processed milk based products have made the consumers resort to
seeking more imported powdered milk and milk based products. The
study also found that there is considerable willingness to buy or switch
to local products when these constraints are addressed.
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2. The studies conducted in the area of consumer behaviour in dairy
industry have considered only one product, which raises a need to
make a study on multiple dairy products.
3. The researchers considered only urban areas (cities) for their
studies (Bonifice & Wendy, 2012). Expanding the study to
include both urban and Semi-urban may present a more
representative overview of the factors influencing the consumer
behaviour in purchasing dairy products.
4. The important factors that influence consumer behaviour such as
role of peer groups, family members have remained unexplored.
Very few studies have partially contributed to this issue
especially in purchasing dairy products.
5. There is a dearth of research and documentation regarding the
dairy sector in Andhra Pradesh, especially Chittoor district. No
serious effort has been made to understand dynamics of this
important sector. Its importance could be judged from the fact
that in terms of market value, its contribution to Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) surpasses all the major crops in Andhra Pradesh.
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