The Impact of Culture on Impulse Buying Behaviour

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-71
Author(s):  
Fairuz Chowdhury ◽  
Melita Mehjabeen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

Beatty and Ferrell (1998) define impulse buying as a sudden and immediate purchase without pre-shopping intention to either buy a specific product or fulfill a task. Several studies have been conducted to understand the factors that encourage/ affect impulse buying (Lim and Yazdanifard, 2015). Muruganantham and Bhakat (2013) state impulse buyers are influenced by several factors that could be either related to the shopping environment, shoppers' traits, situational factors, or cultural factors. Cultural aspects of impulse buying can help both practitioners and researchers to develop a better understanding of impulse buying (Muruganantham and Bhakat, 2013; Park and Choi, 2013; Kacen and Lee, 2008). Typically, the focus of marketers has been only on the individualism/collectivism or power distance dimensions at the cultural level (Zhang et al., 2010; Shoham et al., 2015); therefore consumer behavior researchers call for further research that includes several dimensions of Hofstede's cultural model which may reveal essential insights about the understanding of consumers' impulse buying behavior (Park and Choi, 2013; Shoham et al., 2015). This paper fulfills this gap and explores the impact of culture on impulse buying behavior in an emerging economy like Bangladesh. The study also expands the understanding of the insights gained by considering all six cultural dimensions of Hofstede, which has not been previously conducted in the context of an emerging economy. Bangladesh, with a GDP growth rate of more than 6% over the last decade along with an increasingly growing affluent middle-class consumers, has become a hotspot of global companies as more and more of these companies are expanding to the Bangladesh market. Thus marketers need to have some comprehension of the cultural context of the target market to formulate the right marketing strategies. Keywords: Impulse Buying Behaviour, Culture, Emerging Economy

scholarly journals Culture and Personality: A Examination of Impulsive Buying Behavior of Indian Consumers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S) ◽  
pp. 467-474
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Impulsive Buying ◽  
Indian Consumers ◽  
Unplanned Buying ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
The Impact

The leading objective of this paper is to unearth the influence of culture and personality of Indian consumers on their impulsive buying behaviour. A lot of research has been done to study the influence of external stimuli like advertisements and in-store promotions on consumers’ buying behaviour. This paper studies the influence of internal stimuli on impulse buying behaviour. Impulse buying is an unplanned buying or accidental behaviour of consumers. This paper tries to establish a relationship between different personality traits and accidental behaviour of consumers. The impact of Big Five personality traits and culture (Individualism and Collectivism) on the impulsive buying behavior is studied. Data has been collected from consumers using structured questionnaire on a five-point Likert’s scale. The data would be analysed through various statistical tools using SPSS.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting In-store Impulse Buying Behavior: An Analysis of Personal Care Products

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Aiza Aziz Qureshi ◽  
Hira Vakkassi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Personal Care Products ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Product Price ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

Impulse Buying is considered the most common buying behaviour nowadays and has a significant influence on buying decisions of the consumers. This behaviour is influenced by many factors, these factors can be internal as well as external and many researchers have contributed in this area by determining these factors and describing their significance. Today, the competition has increased and marketers are constantly trying to trigger the Impulse Buying behaviour of consumers to increase their sales through these factors; both internal and external. This study revolves around analyzing the impact of 10 external/store environment factors – retail store offer, promotions, in-store advertisements, in-store displays, store traffic, product price, popularity of the product, packaging of the product, behavior of salesperson and store atmospherics- on the Impulse Buying behavior of both the genders as applied to three personal care product categories (Hair Care, Facial Care and Hand & Body Care) This study is limited to the cities of Sindh only. The population for this study is defined as the people who visit megastores to buy personal care products and the sample size for this study is 300, out of which 150 are males and 150 are females. For sampling, random sampling technique will been used. The choice for the method to be used for the data collection depends on various factors like budget, time and the number of respondents. For this study, data will be collected through primary sources; hence the data can be tailored and is best to test the hypotheses. The instrument that will be used for data collection is questionnaire (adapted). To test the hypothesis, SPSS shall be used. There are two techniques that have been used to test the hypotheses, the Chi- square Test and T-test while the findings of the research question are expressed through clustered bar chart.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Influence of Situational Factors on Online Impulse Buying Behavior: A Study of Pakistani Consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 60-72
Author(s):  
Marriyam Iftikhar ◽  
Jawad Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Time Availability ◽  
Buying Behaviour

This study seeks to find out online impulse buying behaviour in the Pakistan e-commerce industry by investigating the contributing factors of money availability, time availability, family influence, serendipitous information and scarcity messages towards online impulse buying behaviour. It investigated the mediating role of the urge to buy impulsively between the factors and online impulse buying behaviour. From a sample of 472 students of 4 Pakistani universities, the data was gathered. Moreover, to analyze the data and to test hypotheses, PLS-SEM was employed, which showed money availability, time availability, scarcity messages, serendipitous information, family influence were significantly related to online impulse buying behaviour. The findings will be helpful for e-retailers in creating e-marketing strategies, delivering their promises and generating sales through effectively designing their promotional plans.

The Impact of Culture on Impulse Buying Behavior in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Fairuz Chowdhury ◽  
Melita Mehjabeen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Cultural Constructs ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The primary aim of the paper is to investigate the impact of culture on impulse buying behavior for an emerging nation, Bangladesh. Methodology: After conducting a detailed literature review, a questionnaire survey was developed. Using a non-probabilistic snowball sampling, a sample size of 351 was attained. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to understand the six cultural dimensions of Hofstede’s model and impulse purchasing behavior, and OLS multiple regression was performed to test the association of the dimensions of culture with impulse buying behavior. Findings: The results indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between masculinity and impulse buying behavior. Surprisingly, the results suggest that the other five cultural dimensions do not have any significant association with impulse buying behavior, implying that these specific cultural constructs do not influence consumers' impulse buying behavior in Bangladesh. Novelty: Typically, academic research has focused on the individualism/collectivism or power distance dimensions at the cultural level primarily on the developed countries’ context, therefore, calling for further research including several dimensions of Hofstede's cultural model. The novelty of the paper lies in its consideration of including all six dimensions of Hofstede’s model in the context of an emerging nation. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: M31, M39. Keywords: Impulse Buying Behavior; Culture; Emerging Economy; Bangladesh; Hofstede Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Chowdhury, F; Mehjabeen, M. (2021). The Impact of Culture on Impulse Buying Behavior in Bangladesh, Journal of Management and Marketing Review, 6(1) 73 – 85. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2021.6.1(8)

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media on Impulse Buying Behaviour in Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliz Ahmed Khokhar ◽  
Pir Abu baker Qureshi ◽  
Farman Murtaza ◽  
Abdul Ghafoor Kazi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Network Marketing ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Retailers ◽  
Impulsive Buying ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In the past few years, the interest in the impulsive buying behavior has been increase and it has provoked the interests of organizations and researchers to understand the psychological strengths behind this behavior. The main objective of this study was to study the impact of social media on Impulse buying behavior of customers in Hyderabad region and to analyze the important factors affecting impulsive buying behavior of customers. The research design of this study was explanatory and descriptive in nature. Regression Analysis was used to find the relationship between the variables (Social Network Marketing, Hedonic Motivation, electronic word-of-mouth, Trust and Impulsive Buying Behavior). The results showed that Social Media does have a positive and significant impact on the Impulsive Buying Behavior of the customers. Therefore, online retailers and marketers should understand the importance of social media for encouraging the online impulsive buying of the consumers.

scholarly journals Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Consumers’ Impulse Buying: The Moderating Role of Moderate Thinking

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11116
Author(s):  
Shuyang Wang ◽  
Yun Liu ◽  
Yingying Du ◽  
Xingyuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Event Systems ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Based on event systems theory, this study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumers’ impulse buying, as well as the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions from the perspective of individual consumers. Results of three experiments (N = 437) show that, first, the COVID-19 pandemic enhanced consumers’ impulse buying behavior. Second, two key elements, loss of control and anxiety, mediated the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and impulse buying; and third, moderate thinking (also known as Zhong-Yong thinking) moderated the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and impulse buying. The findings indicate that in consumers with low moderate thinking, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a stronger effect on impulse buying and has mediated more between the loss of control and anxiety. Conversely, in consumers with high moderate thinking, COVID-19 has had a weaker effect on impulse buying and has mediated less between loss of control and anxiety. This study extends the application of event systems theory and enriches the literature on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects consumer behavior. Furthermore, it provides strategic recommendations for government and consumer responses to COVID-19 pandemic shocks.

scholarly journals Regional Cultural Context as a Determinant of Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-118
Author(s):  
Kadri Arrak ◽  
Anneli Kaasa ◽  
Urmas Varblane
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Original Approach

This exploratory article aims to take first steps towards understanding whether a regional cultural background has, among other determinants, an influence on a person’s entrepreneurial behaviour, relying on the example of Germany. A multilevel approach is applied combining the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor individual-level data about entrepreneurship with up-to-date cultural dimensions indicators based on Hofstede’s original approach at the regional (NUTS 1) level. The results indicate that regional cultural context is an important determinant of entrepreneurial behaviour. At that, different cultural dimensions have different impacts, and the impact also differs across different stages of entrepreneurship. A lower level of uncertainty avoidance in a region could have a positive impact on early-stage entrepreneurship, whereas the established business ownership seems to be encouraged by a lower level of power distance.

Advertising appeals and Malaysian culture norms

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Hassan Raza ◽  
Hassan Abu Bakar ◽  
Bahtiar Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Advertising Appeals ◽  
Expert Rating ◽  
Validation Procedure ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The ongoing development of the strategic communication research in the area of the advertising calls for the development and validation of the measurement instruments that can address the indulgence of the advertising appeals in a specific cultural context. Therefore, the present study examines and validate advertising appeals by considering the norms based on the GLOBE nine cultural dimensions in Malaysian context. The analysis involved data from 10 advertising expert for content validation, followed by 10 advertising expert rating and ranking of the scale of its relevance and clarity to assess the item-level content validation. The results provided to support the impact of cultural norms are substantial for Malaysian advertising, which are identified from content validation procedure.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGARUH VISUAL MERCHANDISING PADA PERILAKU IMPULSE BUYING: STUDI MEREK H&M

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Adrian Achyar ◽  
Andrea Rahardiana
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Retail Outlet ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Fashion Retail ◽  
Visual Merchandising ◽  
The Impact

This article aims to investigate the impact of visual merchandising on impulse buying behavior; case study on fashion retail outlet : H&M Grand Indonesia, Central Jakarta. Our respondents in this study are H&M consumers in this outlet who had experience in carrying out unplanned purchase transactions on products at H & M Grand Indonesia outlets in the last two months. The number of our respondents are 120 people. We process our ada using SPPS and Lisrel. The results show that the window display, in-store form, floor merchandising, and promotional signage have an effect on the behavior of impulse buying at the fashion retail outlets H & M Grand Indonesia Jakarta Pusat   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Visual Merchandising PadaPerilaku Impulse Buying: Studi Kasus Pada Gerai Ritel Fashion H&M Grand Indonesia Jakarta Pusat. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah para konsumen H&M Grand Indonesia Jakarta Pusat yang memiliki pengalaman melakukan transaksi pembelian tidak terencana terhadap produk di gerai H&M Grand Indonesia dalam kurun waktu dua bulan terakhir sebanyak 120 responden. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Data penelitian ini diolah dengan perangkat lunak SPSS dan Lisrel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa window display, in-store form, floor merchandising, dan promotional signage berpengaruh terhadap perilaku impulse buying di gerai ritel fashion H&M Grand Indonesia Jakarta Pusat.

scholarly journals CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT AND BUYING BEHAVIOR: A STUDY OF PANJAB UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Supreet Kaur ◽  
Ankit Garg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Celebrity Endorsement ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Celebrity Endorsements ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

In present era, there has been a change in consumer’s attitude towards lifestyle. Consumers give importance to brands to ensure better standard of living. Today consumers are not only educated but also selective while purchasing products. Everyday consumers are exposed to number of voices over the radio and TV and images in newspapers, magazines, hoardings, and websites. Therefore, every marketer tries to steal at least fraction of a person’s time to inform him/her of the amazing and different attributes of the product at hand and for this purpose marketers use celebrity endorsement as an effective marketing strategy to fit their products in the minds of consumers. The practice of celebrity endorsements has proliferated over time and perceived as a winning formula for product marketing and brand building. This paper is an effort to analyze the impact of celebrity endorsements on buying behaviour of the college students. Questionnaire survey was used to collect the data by using convenience sampling.

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