Webster and Wind Model B2B Buying behaviour
Introduction: Webster and Wind (1972) developed a general model for organizational buying behaviour.
According to webster (1965), to understand Organizational Buying Behavior(OBB), it is necessary to examine both organizational and individual decision making, since, as emphasized by Webster and wind (1972), individual behaviour is the base of all organizational buying behaviour.
Environmental: For example, in a recessionary(COVID) economic condition, industrial firms minimize the number of items purchased. The environmental factors influence the buying decisions of individual organizations.
Organisational: These variables particularly influence the composition and functioning of the buying centre, and also, the degree of centralization or decentralization in the purchasing function in the buying organization.
Buying Centre and organisational Variable: A buying centre also called the decision-making unit, brings together "all those members of an organization who become involved in the buying process for a particular product or service“. OBB is influenced by the organizational variables, the environmental variables and the individual variables. The output of the group decision-making process of the buying centre includes solutions to the buying problems of the organization and also the satisfaction of personal goals of individual members of the buying centre.
Individual: Ultimately its individuals making the decision of buying or not or from where so characteristics of individuals, education, experience, values, income affects the buying behaviour
End: strengths of the model, developed in 1972, are that it is comprehensive, generally applicable, analytical and that it identifies many key variables, which could be considered while developing marketing strategies by industrial marketers. However, the model is weak in explaining the specific influence of the key variables.
These variables particularly influence the composition and functioning of the buying Centre and also the degree of centralization or decentralization in the purchasing function of the buying organization. The functioning of the buying Centre is influenced by the organizational variables
1. Webster and Wind Model
This model explains
the buying behavior in
an organization with
the help of four
sets of variables.
• Environmental Variable
• Buying Centre Variable
• Individual Variable
• Organizational Variable
Organizational buying
Decisions:
• Choice of Suppliers
• Make or Lease or Buy
• Buy or delay decision and
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information
E•Physical
•Technological
•Economic
•Political
•Legal
•Labor unions
•Competition and
•Supplier
Information
B
ENVIRONMENTAL
BUYINGCENTRE
•Authority
•Size
•Key influencers
•Interpersonal
relationship
•Communication INDIVIDUAL
I•Personal goals
•Education
•Experience
•Values
•Job Position
•Lifestyle
•Income
O
ORGANIZATIONAL
•Objectives, goals
•Organization
structure
•Purchasing
policies and
procedures
•Degree of
centralization in
purchasing
•Evaluation and
reward system
Editor's Notes
Introduction: Webster and Wind (1972) developed a general model for organizational buying behavior.
According to webster (1965), to understand Organizational Buying Behavior(OBB), it is necessary to examine both organizational and individual decision making, since, as emphasized by Webster and wind (1972), individual behavior is the base of all organizational buying behavior.
Environmental: For example, in a recessionary(Covid) economic condition, industrial firms minimize the quantity of items purchased. The environmental factors influence the buying decisions of individual organizations.
Organisational: These variables particularly influence the composition and functioning of the buying center, and also, the degree of centralization or decentralization in the purchasing function in the buying organization.
Buying Centre and organisational Variable: A buying center, also called decision-making unit, brings together "all those members of an organization who become involved in the buying process for a particular product or service“. OBB is influenced by the organizational variables, the environmental variables and the individual variables. The output of the group decision-making process of the buying center includes solutions to the buying problems of the organization and also the satisfaction of personal goals of individual members of the buying center.
Individual: Ultimately its individuals making the decision of buying or not or from where so characteristics of individuals, education, experience, values, income affects the buying behavior
End: strengths of the model, developed in 1972, are that it is comprehensive, generally applicable, analytical, and that it identifies many key variables, which could be considered while developing marketing strategies by industrial marketers. However, the model is weak in explaining the specific influence of the key variables.
These variables particularly influence the composition and functioning of the buying Centre and also the degree of centralization or de-centralization in the purchasing function of the buying organization. The functioning of the buying Centre is influenced by the organizational variables