The Interaction of Product Attractiveness and Decision-Making Style on Consumer Purchase Intention: A Cultural Moderation Perspective

Author(s):  
Francisco Leonardo Soler-Anguiano ◽  
Marcel Zeelenberg ◽  
Rolando Díaz-Loving
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 646
Author(s):  
Noorita Bt Mohammad ◽  
Rohaizat B. Baharun

Local green products are still very new for Malaysian businesses; therefore, there are only few studies that focus on consumer’ purchase intention of green products. Green products are made from extracts of herbs as the main ingredient, and as such Muslim consumers have a high tendency to buy them because of their green content. Although studies have recognized religiosity consciousness as an important factor that affects the Muslims’ behaviour, there is less information about its effect on the consumers’ decision in buying green products. The objective of this study is to investigate the relative importance of religiosity consciousness on purchase intention of green products as religiosity consciousness has not yet been extensively investigated in explaining the consumers’ intention and behaviour towards buying green products. A self-administered survey was conducted in the form of a mall intercept with 250 female consumers. This study contributes to the improvement of our understanding of consumers’ green decision making and the relevant marketing strategy for the local companies in the market. Surprisingly, the results shows insignificant relationships. The finding provides evidence that consumers’ buying decision of green products is not influenced by religiosity consciousness. This article also includes discussion of theoretical and management implications. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1217-1230
Author(s):  
Shuchi Gupta ◽  
Nishad Nawaz ◽  
Adel Abdulmhsen Alfalah ◽  
Rana Tahir Naveed ◽  
Saqib Muneer ◽  
...  

With the advent of the Internet and other digital technologies, contemporary businesses from all sectors are using social media for communication with consumers to engage them meaningfully with a brand. However, the use of social media for corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication is relatively new to the existing literature. Likewise, the impact of CSR communication through social media (CSR-S) on consumer emotions and behavior is, to date, underexplored. To address this, the present research aims to test the relationship of CSR-S on brand admiration and consumer purchase intention. The study proposes a direct relationship between CSR-S and purchase intention with a mediating effect of brand admiration. The data were collected from the banking consumers of Pakistan through a self-administered questionnaire. The authors distributed 800 questionnaires and received 463 questionnaires useful for data analysis, so the present research study response rate was around 59%. The data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique in AMOS. The results revealed that CSR-S is positively related to purchase intention (β = 0.233). The results further showed that brand admiration partially mediates this relationship (β = 0.079). The survey respondents confirmed that their bank’s CSR communication helps enhance their purchase likelihood and their feelings of admiration for their bank. These findings will help policymakers at banking institutions better understand the importance of CSR communication on different social media platforms to achieve consumer-related outcomes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujie Wei ◽  
Blaise Bergiel ◽  
Lingfang Song

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility that individual differences in consumer choice of cognac are at least partially influenced by parental cultural capital. Also examined are ten value orientations factors (e.g. hedonism and self-direction) and attitudes toward France, cognac’s country-of-origin that may affect the degree of this intergenerational influence. Design/methodology/approach The survey research measures parents’ cultural capital, value orientations and attitude toward France and purchase intention using recognized scales. Data were collected from the faculty and students of a major university located in the southeast of the USA. The sample size was 234. Findings The results confirm that parental cultural capital, consumer value orientations and attitudes toward France have significant impacts on the consumer’s willingness to purchase cognac. Adult children of high cultural capital parents are more likely to buy cognac. Practical implications The findings of this paper provide meaningful insights into intergenerational influences on consumer purchase intention of cognac and socialization theory. The paper provides several managerial implications for segmentation, targeting and positioning of cognac in the US market. Originality/value As the first of its kind, this paper introduces the parents’ cultural capital into the consumer research regarding cognac. The longer-term effects that parents can have on grown children’s consumer behavior are confirmed, suggesting that parental influence persists well into adulthood and has impact on their brand preference.


2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
YaPing Chang ◽  
XueBing Dong ◽  
Wei Sun

We studied the mechanism of the influence of the Internet of Things (IOT) product characteristics on consumer purchase intention. The results of a survey of 360 consumers showed that 6 dimensions of IOT product characteristics influence purchase intention; namely connectivity, interactivity, telepresence, intelligence, convenience, and security. We found that customer experience was the key mediating variable in the relationship between IOT product characteristics and purchase intention. Connectivity, interactivity, telepresence, intelligence, convenience, and security all positively influenced purchase intention via functional experience. Furthermore, connectivity, telepresence, convenience, and security positively influenced purchase intention via emotional experience. Our findings in the study provide some points of reference for improvement of IOT product design.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afshan Azam

Purpose This study aims to investigate the determinant factors that consumers may consider in buying halal packaged food produced by non-Muslim manufacturers. Design/methodology/approach This paper develops a seven-constructs-based model. Halal awareness, Islamic brand and product ingredients are used as the pre-determined factors for measuring consumer’s purchase intention. Findings The hypotheses which were tested using partial least squares have revealed that halal awareness and product ingredients have significantly influenced Muslims’ intention to buy halal packaged food that are produced by non-Muslim manufacturers. The findings show that the religious belief, exposure and certification/logo are potential sources of Muslim awareness about halal packaged food from non-Muslim manufacturers. Research limitations/implications This research is also not exempted from its limitations. The data collected for the current study investigate general purchase toward halal products. It would be interesting if future researchers examine consumers’ purchase intention toward specific halal products for specific product categories. A comparative study is also worthy of being steered, as such a study is beneficial for producers and marketers of the halal industry. Practical implications As an overall implication, this study will provide a valuable and important information for non-Muslim halal packaged food manufacturers in identifying the appropriate strategy to fulfill the needs and wants of Muslim consumers at best. It is sufficed to suggest that the Muslim community has adopted halal food from non-Islamic brands as part of their lifestyle choice. Clearly, this gives implications to non-Muslim halal food producers. Thus, it is critical for food manufacturers to increase the level of awareness toward halal products by providing sufficient and interesting information, especially on halal certification. Hence, the manufacturer must take the opportunity to do intensive promotion to encourage more consumers to purchase their products. Originality/value This paper examines consumer purchase intention toward non-Muslim packed food manufactures in Saudi Arabia. It is critical for non-Muslim packed halal food manufacturers to increase the level of awareness toward halal products by providing sufficient and interesting information, especially on halal certification.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Hartiwi Prabowo ◽  
Rini Kurnia Sari ◽  
Stephanie Bangapadang

The research conducted is to know the impact of social network marketing on consumer purchase intention and consumers who become research are active students at private universities in Jakarta, and how social network marketing also affect consumer engagement (as moderate variable). The research method used in this research is quantitative research method. A method of data collection used in this research is a questionnaire distributed to 119 university students. The results of this study showed that social network marketing has a strong and significant impact oncustomer engagement, customer engagementhas a strong and significant impact on consumer purchase intention, social network marketing has a strong and significant impact consumer purchase intention, and also there is a significant impact from social network marketing on consumer purchase intention through consumer engagement.


Author(s):  
Cheris W. C. Chow ◽  
Clement S. F. Chow ◽  
Jennifer Y. M. Lai ◽  
Lida L. Zhang

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Author(s):  
Wisnalmawati Wisnalmawati ◽  
Agus Sasmito Aribowo ◽  
Yunie Herawati

Marketing using social media is a necessity in the era of industrial technology 4.0. This research problem is a business phenomenon and gap research. The purpose of this study is to analyze; 1. the direct influence of business WhatsApp on purchase intention in the marketplace. 2. the influence of business WhatsApp on the ease of communication system in the marketplace. Three, the influence of the ease of communication system on consumer purchase intentions in the marketplace. 4. the influence of business WhatsApp on purchase intentions on the marketplace mediated by the ease of communication systems on the marketplace The unit of analysis of this research is Sri Rejeki, and Seruni SMEs, a sample of 60 consumers, accidental sampling technique, data collection using a questionnaire (google form), testing the validity and reliability of indicator statement items, data analysis technique used is path analysis with the SPSS program. The results show that WhatsApp Bisnis has no direct and insignificant effect on consumers' purchase intentions. WhatsApp Business has a positive and significant effect on the ease of system communication has a positive and significant effect on consumer purchase intentions. WhatsApp Business has a positive and significant effect on consumer purchase intentions mediated by the ease of communication system. The novelty of this research is to create an ease of communication system to increase consumer purchase intentions in the marketplace. Ease of communication is a mediation between the influence of WhatsApp business on purchase intentions on the marketplace so that the ease of communication is an important variable that needs to be improved so that consumers intend to use the marketplace in purchasing products. The ease of communication is related to the ease of using the application, the ease of alternative transactions, and the design of a simple order form. This is hope for consumers to use the marketplace. Contribution of marketplace training to MSMEs and community business actors.


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