AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brigitte Gaal Cluver for ...

conducted to gain a holistic understanding as to why consumers store rather than
dispose of inactive clothing items. Furthermore, a model was developed to describe
and explain the process of clothing storage within the context of Boyd and
McConocha’s (1996) Consumer Household Logistics System Model (Figure 1). Boyd
and McConcoha’s (1996) Consumer Household Logistics System Model addresses
product storage, as well as related concepts such as product acquisition, use, and
disposal.
Figure 1. Consumer Household Logistics System Model (Boyd & Mcconocha, 1996)
Decision Making
(pre-acquisition)
Taking Title
(acquisition)
Storage
(physical
possession)
Useage
(physical
possession)
Disposal
(disposition)
In the present research, McCracken’s (1988) four-step method of inquiry,
which focuses on data collection via “the long interview,” was followed. The four
“steps” outlined by McCracken (1988) include: Step 1, the review of literature; Step 2,
the review of the researcher’s personal experience with the topic; Step 3, the
development of a questionnaire and data collection; and Step 4, the discovery of
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