Understanding Variability in Modern Cross-Border Shopping Occasions

Throughout history, consumers have crossed borders for various purposes. The emergence of e-commerce and digital technologies has made it easier than ever for people to shop online with merchants across the world. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the variations of cross-border shopping m...

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Main Author: Lever, Michael
Other Authors: Mulvey, Michael
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2014
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USA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31849
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6747
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spelling ndltd-uottawa.ca-oai-ruor.uottawa.ca-10393-318492018-01-05T19:02:11Z Understanding Variability in Modern Cross-Border Shopping Occasions Lever, Michael Mulvey, Michael Modern Cross border shopping Variability Trajectories Technology Canada USA Tourism Network Throughout history, consumers have crossed borders for various purposes. The emergence of e-commerce and digital technologies has made it easier than ever for people to shop online with merchants across the world. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the variations of cross-border shopping motivations, the changes that occur due to advancements in various technologies, and the spatial patterns and mapped occasions that appear from each cross-border shopping episode. A qualitative, ethnographic approach has been used, and provides a detailed examination of the contemporary cross-border shopping landscape. Findings assist in developing this framework, after conducting detailed participant observation and interviews. The results indicate a range of variability stemming from generational, social, and personal differences, along with technological drivers of change. Trajectories of cross-border shopping occasions and a network model of modern cross-border shopping occasions are provided and detailed. Implications and future research are also discussed. 2014-12-03T13:06:37Z 2014-12-03T13:06:37Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31849 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6747 en Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
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language en
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topic Modern
Cross border shopping
Variability
Trajectories
Technology
Canada
USA
Tourism
Network
spellingShingle Modern
Cross border shopping
Variability
Trajectories
Technology
Canada
USA
Tourism
Network
Lever, Michael
Understanding Variability in Modern Cross-Border Shopping Occasions
description Throughout history, consumers have crossed borders for various purposes. The emergence of e-commerce and digital technologies has made it easier than ever for people to shop online with merchants across the world. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the variations of cross-border shopping motivations, the changes that occur due to advancements in various technologies, and the spatial patterns and mapped occasions that appear from each cross-border shopping episode. A qualitative, ethnographic approach has been used, and provides a detailed examination of the contemporary cross-border shopping landscape. Findings assist in developing this framework, after conducting detailed participant observation and interviews. The results indicate a range of variability stemming from generational, social, and personal differences, along with technological drivers of change. Trajectories of cross-border shopping occasions and a network model of modern cross-border shopping occasions are provided and detailed. Implications and future research are also discussed.
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title_fullStr Understanding Variability in Modern Cross-Border Shopping Occasions
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Variability in Modern Cross-Border Shopping Occasions
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