TY - BOOK AU - Wabia,Carolin ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The Cultural Influence on Mass Customization SN - 9783658310158 AV - HF4999.2-6182 U1 - 650 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Wiesbaden PB - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Imprint: Springer Gabler KW - Business KW - Management science KW - Marketing KW - Business and Management, general N1 - Theoretical Background on Mass Customization Research -- Fundamentals of Culture Research -- Cultural Influence on Consumer Behavior Under Mass Customization -- Cultural‐bound Interest in Mass Customization – survey -- Cultural‐Bound Actions in Mass Customization – experiment. N2 - This thesis empirically proofs a cultural influence on mass customization ‐ the personalization of mass products towards individual tastes - a topic of increasing importance in today’s international markets. Based on quantitative research, the author observes differences in preferences among German and Chinese participants for varying product groups and mass customization stages. Contrasts in willingness‐to‐pay for mass‐customized goods are explored and the investigated cultural influence is attributed to specific cultural dimensions UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31015-8 ER -