Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Shaw, Katherine Anne
Author's Email Address	kas07aa@fsu.edu
URN	etd-07122011-165506
Title	Exploring the Role of Retail Place Attachment in Online Shopping
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Retail Merchandising and Product Development, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Mary Ann Moore Committee Co-Chair Pauline Sullivan Committee Co-Chair
Keywords	online retail online shopping place attachment
Date of Defense	2011-05-26
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This dissertation presents a better understanding and conceptualization of retail place attachment in relation to consumer patronage. This exploratory study proposes an empirical look at the meaning of place attachment for the retail consumer and studies its role in on-line shopping patronage. A theoretical framework was developed from a review of the literature which guides this research. This study design incorporated quantitative and qualitative methods using a within-stage, mixed-model design. The dependent variables being associated with one another in this study were: retail place attachment and online retail patronage. The outcome of the study was to validate constructs of retail place attachment and identify its influence on online retail patronage. Survey participants were recruited from Facebook, a social-networking database and two professional organization databases. A snowball sampling technique was used to collect responses from four hundred twenty-nine participants from a social-networking database and two professional organization databases. Inclusion criteria for this sample included gender, an age range of 18 and up, and all ethnic backgrounds.
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