John U. Farley

John U. Farley is the C.V. Starr Distinguished Research Fellow in International Business in the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He earned his B.A. from Dartmouth, his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. From 1997-2002, he was the Henkel Professor of Industrial Marketing at the Chinese European International Business School in Shanghai. In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious William F. O’Dell award. His research has focused on measuring cultural factors and assessing their impact on consumer behavior in the global marketplace.

Deriving Empirically Testable Version Howard Sheth Model Buyer Behavior

Chapter 8: Deriving an Empirically Testable Version of the Howard-Sheth Model of Buyer Behavior

Chapter 8 of Models of Buyer Behavior

This chapter attempts to adapt the Howard-Sheth model of buyer behavior for specific empirical testing. Through a thorough analysis of data collection problems, and possible variables, the theory is fully presented and dissected. The paper’s ultimate goal is to prove the theory amenable to formulation as a system of simultaneous equations.