Title :
A Rough-Set Based Approach to Predict Consumers´ Brand Preference
Author :
Cui, Nan ; Cui, Qing An
Author_Institution :
Econ. & Manage. Sch., Wuhan Univ., Wuhan
Abstract :
Understanding how certain media types affect consumers´ preference for foreign brands is a major concern for managers of Multinational Corporations to make better media choices in advertising campaigns. However, little research has been conducted to facilitate managers´ decision. A rough set based approach to predict consumers´ preference for foreign and domestic brands in their purchasing decisions is proposed. Using data collected from a large scale survey, a case study is conducted to illustrate the application and advantages of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
business data processing; consumer behaviour; rough set theory; consumers brand preference; multinational corporations; purchasing decisions; rough-set based approach; Advertising; Economic forecasting; Engineering management; Globalization; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge management; Large-scale systems; Marketing management; Set theory; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Systems and Applications, 2009. ISA 2009. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3893-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3894-5
DOI :
10.1109/IWISA.2009.5072671