Planned obsolescence: gain or loss to the consumer?

• Autorzy: Sielska Alicja

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2019.134.17

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Planned obsolescence is one of a company’s strategies in relation to its product. It happens in three ways: (1) the company shortens the life span of the product; (2) the repair of the product is made too expensive, and therefore the consumer decides to buy a new one; and (3) the company introduces better models. Planned obsolescence is often assessed as unethical behavior, contrary to the idea of sustainable development. In this article, I present the problem of planned obsolescence and then explain that this phenomenon brings not only losses to the consumer, but also benefits.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

planned obsolescence; consumer market; technological advances

PL

planowe postarzanie; rynek konsumencki; postęp technologiczny

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: z. 134
• Strony: 215--224
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Sielska Alicja

• Department of International Economic Relations at the Institute of Economic Sciences at the Faculty of Law, Administration, and Economics of the University of Wrocław

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).