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Поведение представителей поколения Z в условиях экономики совместного потребления в России
The authors develop a definition of the sharing economy as a new business model. The article analyzes and systemizes different approaches to understanding this term, highlights its key components. Also, the authors discuss a number of factors affecting the consumers’ behavior in the era of the digital economy, highlight key trends in the market of the collabo-rative consumption. As a result, based on the online-survey data, the authors identify the most popular services of the sharing economy for Russian consumers.
The article presents the analysis of research results of FOM, which was carried out within the bounds of the project «People XXI». The project was devoted to a comprehensive study of the behavior of «social innovators» and their life style. The conceptual base for the analysis' sociology has been the works by Russian and foreign economic sociologists and specialists in the field of consumption. «People XXI» show a rational approach to spending of spare time which is characterized by its capitalization, active cultural consumption and consumer leadership.
In theory, a poverty line can be defined as the cost of a common (inter-personally comparable) utility level across a population. But how can one know if this holds in practice? For groups sharing common consumption needs but facing different prices, the theory of revealed preference can be used to derive testable implications of utility consistency knowing only the "poverty bundles" and their prices. Heterogeneity in needs calls for extra information. We argue that subjective welfare data offer a credible means of testing utility consistency across different needs groups. A case study of Russia's official poverty lines shows how revealed preference tests can be used in conjunction with qualitative information on needs heterogeneity. The results lead us to question the utility consistency of Russia's official poverty lines.
Refurbishing products, which are increasingly sold in business-to-consumer markets, is a key strategy to reduce waste. Nevertheless, research finds that consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for refurbished products is low. Strategies for a higher WTP are needed in order to grow consumer markets for refurbished products. Eco-certification of refurbished products may be a key strategy here. Drawing on the consumer WTP literature concerning “green” products, we investigate the impact of independent eco-certificates. Our analysis is based on a survey of 231 potential customers. The results suggest that, across various product categories, the WTP for products with refurbished components is significantly lower. Adding an eco-certificate tends to return the WTP toward the virgin product level. We show that consumers with proenvironmental attitudes particularly exhibit green buying behavior. Our findings indicate that eco-certification is often worthwhile because it enhances the business rationale for producing products with refurbished components.
In this book, the impact of modern social media on the development of management system in the hospitality and tourism industry is examined. The present research project was elaborated in two subsequent phases. During the first research phase the localization of the apparatus, methodology, study design, questionnaire and methodology for the Russian version of the research project were carried out. That was done based on the courtesy materials recently completed project by a Center for Hospitality Research Cornel the United States. The second project phase was aimed at identification of the specifics of the Russian consumers perception towards the use of social media for planning their trips.