MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ATTITUDE MODEL
Task 1:
In the survey (which uses hypothetical data), consumers have been asked to rank
the importance of various attributes and then score the two firms for these attributes.
The two responses are then multiplied out to give an overall score.
Score for attribute
Importance Total Score
Multi-attribute model (max = 10)
(max = 10)
McD’s BK McD’s BK’s
Locations 9 8 6 72 54
Opening hours 5 9 8 45 40
Playground 2 10 4 20 8
Speed of service 7 8 5 56 35
Value for $ 8 5 8 40 64
Comfort 6 7 6 42 36
Food quality 4 4 8 16 32
Total 291 269
1. Overall, which fast food chain is more preferred?
2. Which are the most important attributes to consumers?
3. What general advice would you have for McDonald’s?
4. What general advice would you have for Burger King?
5. How helpful is this particular analytical approach for firms to understand the
components of a consumer’s attitude?
6. How is this model different from the MAM model introduced in the lecture?
7. What information is needed (or steps to be taken) before we can conduct this
analysis?
Task 2:
Develop your own Multi-attribute Attitude Model for your business of hospitality
service.
Step 1: What are the attributes that customers care about when considering
purchasing this product or service? How to obtain this information?
Step 2: How do they rate the importance of each attribute, in general?
Step 3: How do they rate the performance of each attribute? And those from your
main and direct competitor(s)?
Step 4: Calculate the scores and compare yours with those of your competitors.