Abstract:
The object of this research is to study the importance level of factors for decision making
about buying toys by private kindergartens and to compare the importance level of these factors
according to personal factors and the size of kindergartens. The sample group used in this study
consisted of 396 persons. A questionnaire was used as the tool. The reliability of the results was
0.81. Statistics used in this analysis are percentage, mean, standard deviation and F-test.
Results
1. Factors for decision making of private kindergartens regarding the purchase of toys
are at high level in overall image and in each part. The factors of price, distribution channel and
market promotion are at medium level.
2. Comparison of the decision making factors found the following:
2.1 Comparison of the size of kindergarten found that in overall image and in the parts of
product, price, distribution channel, market promotion, economic, technology, law and politics there
are differences at the significance level of .05.
2.2 Comparison of age found no differences in overall image and in the parts of product,
price, distribution channel, market promotion, economic, technology, law and politics.
2.3 Comparison of marital status found no differences in overall image and in the parts of
product, price, distribution channel, market promotion, economic, technology, law and politics.
2.4 Comparison of educational level found that in overall image and in the part of price
there was a difference at the significance level of .05. There was no difference in the cases of product,
distribution channel, market promotion, economic, technology, law, and politics.