Introduction A study of the consumer buying behaviour though not a recent trend in the area of marketing has gained major significance and has become a much-studied science in the past two decades on account of globalization leading to market widening, increase in the number of consumers, increase in the number of players with each player formulating various marketing strategies to examine its market shares in the market globally. One of the earliest references of the study on consumer buying behaviour is found in the book " The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith published in the year 1776. Study of the Consumer buying behaviour in simple terms refers to how the decision to purchase is arrived at by a consumer or the decision to spend the available resources of money, time and efforts on acquiring products for consumption. This study of the buying behaviour of the consuemrs is done at every stage of the consumer purchase decision i.e. before buying, during the process of buying and postpurchase behaviour.

I write this book aims to research how psychological and/or economy factors can influence consumer behavior. This study of consumer behavior emphasizes how to do the " why" and "how" questions involved in decision making and buying behavior by psychological and economy influence factors. Consumer behavior in this day and age is highly applicable to modern society as it is an integral part of our everyday lives. It focuses on the rationale behind common consumer decision making processes and analyses the ways in which marketers can better understand how consumers think and behave. Internal influences, motivation, emotions and personality and influencing attitudes are different kind of psychological factors to influence any consumers to choose to make buying decision. External influences, such as environment and economy change factors will influence consumer individual consumption decision making. Whether it be travelling, shopping or watching television, individuals are directly or indirectly engaging in consumer behavior. It can be defined as the processes involved when individuals select, purchase and use products or services to fulfil their needs and desires. In my this book, I shall indicate these kind of products to explain how psychological and economy factors can influence these kind of product consumers' consumption change. These products include smartphone, Conclusion, I write this book aims to give better insight in order to better understand what psychological and economy elements can influence consumer individual behavioral change easily. Also , in my this book, I shall give different product cases to explain why these psycholgical and/or economy factors can influence consumer behavioral change to choose to buy or not buy the product or to consume the service, e.g. choosing to watch the movie, choosing the restaurant to eat foods. Any readers can analyze to judge why the consumer will choose to buy the product or consume the service which will be influenced to choose to buy/consume or not buy/not consume from these any one of psychological and/or economy factors more easily after you read my book.

This Handbook examines the area of consumer behaviour from the perspective of current developments and developing areas for the discipline, to new opportunities that comprehend the nature of consumer choice and its relationship to marketing. Consumer research incorporates perspectives from a spectrum of long-established sciences: psychology, economics and sociology. This Handbook strives to include this multitude of sources of thought, adding geography, neuroscience, ethics and behavioural ecology to this list. Encompassing scholars with a passion for researching consumers, this Handbook highlights important developments in consumer behaviour research, including consumer culture, impulsivity and compulsiveness, ethics and behavioural ecology. It examines evolutionary and neuroscience perspectives as well as consumer choice. Undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers in marketing with interests in consumer behaviour will find this enriching resource invaluable.

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Ouvrage théorique permettant d'appréhender les attitudes et comportement des consommateurs et examinant comment le marketing peut influencer les processus.