Make or Buy? The development of a Consumer Decision Process Model for home sewers

Authors

Addie MartindaleFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2017

Publication Title

2017 ITAA Annual Conference Proceedings: Design Presentations

ISSN

2572-679X

Abstract

A growing interest in women sewing clothing for themselves provides a unique opportunity to understanding home sewer's evaluation of alternatives to sew or buy to fulfill perceived clothing needs. Academic research has yet to explore the consumption process undergone when purchasing materials to sew clothing. The Consumer Decision Process by Engel, Blackwell, & Minard (1995) was used as the foundation to develop a home sewer's clothing consumer decision process model. The newly developed model includes factors that are not considered in the traditional model: time, skills, cost, and product availability. It also depicts the two stages of consumption and the factors that affect divestment that include increased satisfaction factors and psychological benefits.

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Recommended Citation

Martindale, Addie. 2017. "Make or Buy? The development of a Consumer Decision Process Model for home sewers." 2017 ITAA Annual Conference Proceedings: Design Presentations St. Petersburg, FL: International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)- Iowa State University Digital Press. source: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2017/presentations/113/
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ecology-facpubs/204