Heuristics in the Consumption of Higher Education Services

Authors

  • Mauro Jonathan Mestrinel dos Santos UNIMEP
  • Eduardo Eugênio Spers ESPM, São Paulo e ESALQ/USP
  • Mateus Canniatti Ponchio ESPM, São Paulo
  • Thelma Valéria Rocha ESPM, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/remark.v9i1.2143

Keywords:

Heuristics, Educational Segment, University Services, Consumer Behavior.

Abstract

Although relevant in the international literature, there are few studies on economic psychology conducted in Brazil. The objective of this study is to explore this gap and present evidence to help understand the consumer decision processes regarding the choice of higher education services. The field research is based on situations and sceneries that were built after a review of the heuristics literature. Data collection was divided in two periods and conducted among college students and higher education professionals. The results indicate presence of heuristics in the situations and sceneries investigated. The difficulty to make use of an empirically reliable instrument to measure the influence of heuristics on consumer decision processes suggest that further studies should be conducted, in Brazil, in different contexts, to confirm the results described in this study. DOI: 10.5585/remark.v9i1.2143

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Author Biographies

Mauro Jonathan Mestrinel dos Santos, UNIMEP

Mauro Jonathan Mestrinel dos Santos, Mestre em Administração, é doutorando em Educação pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba e atua em pesquisas sobre marketing e comportamento do consumidor no contexto universitário.

Eduardo Eugênio Spers, ESPM, São Paulo e ESALQ/USP

Eduardo Eugênio Spers, Doutor em Administração, é Professor do Curso de Mestrado em Administração da Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM-SP) e da ESALQ/USP. Atua em pesquisas sobre marketing e comportamento do consumidor.

Mateus Canniatti Ponchio, ESPM, São Paulo

Mateus Canniatti Ponchio, Doutor em Administração, é Professor do Curso de Mestrado em Administração da Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM-SP) e atua em pesquisas sobre comportamento do consumidor.

Thelma Valéria Rocha, ESPM, São Paulo

Thelma Rocha, Doutora em Administração, é Professora do Curso de Mestrado em Adminis-tração da Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM-SP) e atua em pesquisas sobre gestão do marketing no contexto global.

Published

2010-06-15

How to Cite

Santos, M. J. M. dos, Spers, E. E., Ponchio, M. C., & Rocha, T. V. (2010). Heuristics in the Consumption of Higher Education Services. ReMark - Revista Brasileira De Marketing, 9(1), 40–63. https://doi.org/10.5585/remark.v9i1.2143