scholarly journals Spanish Muslims’ halal food purchase intention

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahir Pradana ◽  
Rubén Huertas-García ◽  
Frederic Marimon
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Food Purchase ◽  
Halal Food

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence purchase intention of halal food among Spanish Muslim consumers. Data were obtained from a survey of 228 consumers living in various regions of Spain, then analyzed using the partial least squares technique. Our results showed that product awareness does not have an effect on purchase intention while other constructs do, including the mediating effect of consumers’ attitude towards halal label and moderating effect of religious involvement. This study thus contributes to the advancement of knowledge on factors that motivate the purchase intention of halal food.

scholarly journals Uncovering Indonesian Millennial's Halal Food Purchase Intention: Halal Value and Halal Logo as the Antecedents

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Adila Sosianika ◽  
Fatya Alty Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Consumer Good ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Male Group ◽  
Food Purchase ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Halal Food

This study attempts to uncover the Millennial’s decisional factors in purchase intention of Halal food in Indonesia, while heavily considering Halal food as a credence consumer good. After an analysis of 248 respondents using PLS-SEM, several interesting findings are obtained. Millennial’s understanding of Halal Value and Halal Logo serves as the antecedents of Purchase Intention of Halal food which is mediated by Attitude and Trust. Further analysis is also carried out herein by examining the moderating effect of gender with Multi-Group Analysis. For result, the distinct paths and significant difference of effects can be spot on the female and male group which shall provide deeper insights to any relevant stakeholders, especially food providers.

scholarly journals eWOM in C2C Platforms: Combining IAM and Customer Satisfaction to Examine the Impact on Purchase Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1612-1630
Author(s):  
Salvador Bueno ◽  
M. Dolores Gallego
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Argument Quality ◽  
The Impact

This study is focused on communications that come from consumer-to-consumer (C2C) ecommerce relationships. This topic is directly associated with the electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) phenomenon. eWOM is related to the set of positive or negative opinions made by potential, actual, or former customers about a seller. The present study proposes a structural equation modeling with partial least squares (PLS-SEM) research model to analyze consumers’ opinions impact on attitude toward purchasing. This model is based on the Information Adoption Model (IAM) in combination with an ecommerce satisfaction perspective, comprising five constructs: (1) service quality, (2) ecommerce satisfaction, (3) argument quality, (4) source credibility and (5) purchase intention. The model was tested by applying the Smart Partial Least Squares (SmartPLS) software for which 116 effective data from customers of the Taobao C2C platform were used. The findings reveal that all of the defined relationships were supported, confirming the positive impact of all the proposed constructs on the purchase intention. In this respect, the findings suggest that C2C platforms should strengthen the analyzed connections to grow the business and to promote transactions. Finally, implications and limitations related to the explanatory capacity and the sample are identified.

Smart shopping: the adoption of grocery shopping apps

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee-Andra Bruwer ◽  
Nkosivile Welcome Madinga ◽  
Nqobile Bundwini
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the key factors influencing the adoption of grocery shopping and to examine the moderating effect of education between antecedents of the adoption of grocery shopping apps and user attitude and intention to purchase.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to evaluate the relationship between the latent variables: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude and intention to use grocery shopping apps. Partial least squares multigroup analysis (PLS-MGA) was used to examine the moderating effect of education. A total of 305 grocery shopping apps users were surveyed using a structural questionnaire.FindingsThe results indicated that all the factors considered in the framework were significant in predicting the intention to use the grocery shopping apps. The findings show that education has no significant impact on any relationship.Practical implicationsA better understanding of the factors that affect the acceptance of mobile grocery shopping apps is important for developing better strategic management plans.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to research the adoption of grocery shopping apps in a developing country, as well as the first to focus on consumers in South Africa.

scholarly journals The effect of soft skills, ethics, and value on the willingness of employers to continue recruiting UMT graduates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1689-1698
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafaz Ngah ◽  
Nurul Izni Kamalrulzaman ◽  
Fauzayani Ibrahim ◽  
Noor Azuan Abu Osman ◽  
Nur Asma Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the effect of soft skills and ethics and value on the employers’ willingness to continue recruiting Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) graduates, together with the moderating effect of knowledge on the relationship between soft skills and the employers’ willingness to continue recruiting UMT graduates. The study’s respondents comprised of 208 employers in Malaysia who responded through an online survey using Google Forms. The survey data was then analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), indicating that soft skills positively affected the employers’ willingness to continue recruiting UMT graduates. Nevertheless, ethics and value were found to be insignificant factors on the employers’ willingness to continue recruiting UMT graduates. It was also revealed that knowledge had the moderating effect on the relationship between soft skills and the employers’ willingness to continue recruiting UMT graduates. Therefore, universities were recommended to invest in soft skills and knowledge education to ensure that graduates met the employers’ professional recruitment standards in areas of expertise.

scholarly journals Comparison of Spa Choice between Wellness Tourists and Healthcare/Medical Tourists

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo ◽  
Noelia Araújo-Vila ◽  
Jose A. Fraiz-Brea
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Choice Models ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Influential Variable ◽  
Consistent Partial Least Squares

Spa tourism is considered one of the most important segments of the $639 billion wellness market. The literature refers to two types of spa tourists: wellness tourists and healthcare/medical tourists. However, virtually no studies have compared spa choice models between these two segments. The present study uses the Cognitive-Affective-Normative (CAN) model to compare the variables that explain purchase intention in relation to spas between the two segments. Data were collected through a questionnaire administered to a sample of 810 potential Spanish spa-goers, and consistent partial least squares (PLSc) structural equation modeling (SEM) was used. Contrary to what might be expected, no major differences were found between the spa choice models for wellness tourists and for healthcare/medical tourists. The results show that R2 and Q2 were similar for both models. The most influential variable was performance expectancy, and differences were only found in the influence of the pleasure variable.

scholarly journals The Effect of Halal-Labelled Food Awareness Towards Purchase Intention Among Urban Muslims (Study of Indonesian Students in Japan)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Yoga Fadhil Nurfajri
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Food Purchase ◽  
Verification Methods ◽  
Perceive Behavioral Control ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
Muslim Student ◽  
Significant Factors

<p>The objective of this research is to investigate the effect of halal-labeled food awareness towards purchase intention of Indonesian Muslim student in japan. Survey data obtained from 101 Indonesian students from all over Japan and was analyzed with descriptive and verification methods, whereas SMART-PLS was utilized for hypothesis testing. In this research, halal-labelled food purchase intention variable was derived from Alam &amp; Sayuti (2011) and Bone et al (2007). The result showed that all of halal-labelled food awareness influence Indonesian Muslim student purchase intention, with perception toward halal certification variable was the most significant factors for halal-labelled food awareness and perceive behavioral control as the most significant factor which influence halal-labeled food purchase intention. The limitation in this researched is the data was obtained through online questionnaire and using snowball sampling method, this method may cause bias since author was unable to control the spreading of the questionnaire and people who did not meet the criteria to fill the questionnaire may filled it.</p><p><br />Keywords: Halal awareness, halal-food , Islamic marketing, Japan, purchase intention.</p>

scholarly journals ANTECEDENTS OF ONLINE PURCHASE INTENTION AND BEHAVIOUR: UNCOVERING UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Silva ◽  
José Carlos Pinho ◽  
Ana Soares ◽  
Elisabete Sá
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Causal Chain ◽  
Finite Mixture ◽  
Payment Methods ◽  
Online Purchase ◽  
The Relationship

The paper aims at exploring the antecedents of customers’ online purchase intention and behaviour, and at uncovering sources of heterogeneity. A sample of customers was surveyed to measure perceived risk and benefits, trust, online purchase intention and behaviour. The study confirmed the causal chain of perceived risks-trust-perceived benefits-online purchase intention-actual purchase. A Finite Mixture Partial Least Squares (FIMIX-PLS) was performed to uncover sources of heterogeneity. It found that the level of security of the payment methods is relevant to understand the relationship between purchase intention and behaviour, while the level of previous experience with the online medium clarifies the relationship between perceived risk and trust. The study contributes to understanding the antecedents of online purchase intention and their relationship with actual purchase behaviour. Additionally, it offers evidence of heterogeneity in the proposed causal relations, particularly, concerning the level of trust in the payment methods and the level of Internet experience.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Crisis Management on Leadership Styles and Hotel Performance in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raed Hussam Alzoubi ◽  
Amar Hisham Jaaffar
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Hotel Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Research scholars have argued that the emergence of the crisis in the Middle East have led to significant changes in business performance. This has been most notable in the hotels operating in the Jordanian tourist sector, thus, creating a need to investigate leadership styles, crisis management, and hotel performance in a holistic framework. However, this is quite lacking in the literature, and this needs to be addressed. Transformational leadership style and transactional leadership styles are the independent variables, crisis management is the mediating variable and hotel performance is the dependent variable. A quantitative study that used a self-administered questionnaire was carried out on 3-star to 5-star hotels operating in Jordan. The Partial Least Squares (PLS) method as part of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was applied to analyse the causal relationships between constructs using the software application Smart-PLS 3.0. The Partial Least Squares approach was chosen according to the research’s exploratory nature. In order to analyze data two-step approach was utilized; the first step was to test the reliability and validity of the constructs in the measurement models, the second step was to test research hypotheses in the structural models. The results show that transformational leadership has significant positive effects on hotel performance and crisis management. Transactional leadership had a significant positive effect on crisis management and crisis management had significant positive effects on hotel performance. Moreover, crisis management partially mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and hotel performance; while the relationship between transactional leadership and hotel performance was fully mediated by crisis management. These findings will help to strengthen the discussion in the extant literature.

The influence of halal orientation strategy on financial performance of halal food firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhaiza Zailani ◽  
Mohammad Iranmanesh ◽  
Shima Jafarzadeh ◽  
Behzad Foroughi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Although the halal orientation strategy (HOS) plays a key role in protecting the halal status of any product, research on the impacts of HOS on the financial performance of halal firms is lacking in the literature. As the main objective of all companies is to maximize their profit, this study aims to examine the influence of HOS on the financial performance of halal food firms with respect to halal culture as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from a survey of 154 halal food firms in Malaysia and were analyzed using the partial least squares technique. Findings The results indicate that halal materials and halal storage and transportation positively affect financial performance, whereas the halal production process negatively affects financial performance. It is also interesting to observe that halal culture moderates the relationship between the production process and the financial performance of the firm. Practical implications The findings can help managers of halal food firms to enhance the financial performance of their respective firms by investing in HOS and giving attention to halal culture. It also helps decision makers to understand the importance of revising requirements for halal certification. Originality/value This study also contributes to the advancement of knowledge on the relationship between HOS and the financial performance of halal food firms.

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