Panic Buying: Perspectives and Prevention
Panic Buying: Perspectives and Prevention
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030707253 | 150 Pages | PDF EPUB | 11 MB
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030707253 | 150 Pages | PDF EPUB | 11 MB
This brief provides a thorough overview of the history and underlying motivations for consumer panic buying, evaluating psychological perspectives on this behavior on both an individual and societal level. The first volume of its kind to focus specifically on the topic of panic buying, the book situates its analysis within the context of the modern COVID-19 pandemic as well as in a broader psychology context. Chapters encompass a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, incorporating insights from consumer psychology, marketing, sociology, and public health. Finally, contributors discuss the long-term implications of panic buying and potential prevention strategies. Panic Buying: Perspectives and Prevention will be a useful reference for researchers and students in consumer psychology, as well as those interested emergency preparedness, and supply chain management.