wasteful consumption

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• Consumption Maps — are designed to help managers understand the customer’s viewpoint while going through the company’s business process. In analyzing the process, managers are able to question the value of certain steps while working to create an ideal experience… …   Wikipedia

• Consumption maps — are designed to help managers understand the customer’s viewpoint while going through the company’s business process. In analyzing the process, managers are able to question the value of certain steps while working to create an ideal experience… …   Wikipedia

• wasteful — wastefully, adv. wastefulness, n. /wayst feuhl/, adj. 1. given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life. 2. grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party. 3. devastating or destructive …   Universalium

• wasteful — waste•ful [[t]ˈweɪst fəl[/t]] adj. 1) given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: a wasteful way of living[/ex] 2) grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party[/ex] 3) devastating or destructive: wasteful war[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

• wasteful — /ˈweɪstfəl/ (say waystfuhl) adjective 1. given to or characterised by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods of living. 2. squandering, or grossly extravagant. 3. devastating or destructive: wasteful war. –wastefully, adverb… …  

• conspicuous consumption — noun buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth • Hypernyms: ↑consumption, ↑economic consumption, ↑usance, ↑use, ↑use of goods and services * * * noun : lavish or wasteful spending regarded as establishing or enhancing… …   Useful english dictionary

• conspicuous consumption — noun Date: 1899 lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Anti-consumerism — refers to the socio political movement against consumerism. Consumerism is a term used to describe the effects of the market economy on the individual. Concern over the treatment of consumers has spawned substantial activism, and the… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer Affairs — ▪ 1995       The signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on April 15, 1994, was one of the year s most significant events for consumers everywhere. In theory, consumers stood to benefit from freer trade, in the form of more products …   Universalium

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