scholarly journals The Influence of Marketing Ethics and Consumer Ethics on Consumer Behaviour and Decisions Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literacy Study

Author(s):  
Sahri Prayitno ◽  
Setyo Riyanto ◽  
Luthfita Ayu Diarta

One of the focuses of marketing in a company is how to achieve customer loyalty. That is reflected in how companies maintain brands, consumers, and product-consumer relationships. In some cases, companies focus solely on profit, resulting in the company losing its reputation. There is an opinion that consumers demand ethics and responsibility from companies to stakeholders, in this case, consumers. Consumers in this position can provide feedback regarding the company's marketing ethics. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, consumers are also more vigilant and careful in choosing products. So, with the COVID-19 Pandemic conditions like this, it is necessary to study whether consumer ethics in determining product choices and behavior towards products will be affected and whether a company's marketing ethics also influence product determination and consumer behavior towards products. This article aims to examine whether marketing ethics and consumer ethics influence consumer behavior and decisions to buy a product or interact further with the product, especially in the current era of the COVID 19 Pandemic. And the method used for this article is a systematic literature review. From this research, it is concluded that marketing and consumer ethics have a role in influencing consumers to choose to buy products and the responses given after making a purchase or through transaction experience with a company. And consumer behavior and decisions are very dependent on how ethical the company is in marketing its products both before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11087
Author(s):  
Bingqing Shen ◽  
Weiming Tan ◽  
Jingzhi Guo ◽  
Linshuang Zhao ◽  
Peng Qin

Virtual commerce applies immersive technology such as augmented reality and virtual reality into e-commerce to shift consumer perception from 2D product catalogs to 3D immersive virtual spaces. In virtual commerce, the alignment of application design paradigms and the factors influencing consumer behavior is paramount to promote purchase of products and services. The question of their relation needs to be answered, together with the possible improvement of application design. This paper used a systematic literature review approach to synthesize research on virtual commerce from both application design and consumer behavior research, considering the promotion of purchase in virtual commerce settings. Throughout the review, influential factors to purchase and preeminent design artifacts were identified. Then, the research gaps were discovered by mapping the design artifacts to the influential factors, which can inspire future research opportunities on the synergy of these two research directions. Moreover, the evolution of virtual commerce research along with multiple directions were discussed, including the suggestion of meta-commerce as a future trend.


Author(s):  
Nihal Toros Ntapiapis ◽  
Çağla Özkardeşler

Given increasing knowledge about how consumers communicate with texts, our understanding of how brain processes information remains relatively limited. Besides that, in today's world, advancing neuroscience-related technology and developments have changed the understanding of consumer behavior. In this regard, in the 1990s, consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing concepts were revealed. This new concept has brought a multi-disciplinary approach and new perceptions of human cognition and behavior. For measuring consumer behaviors through a new alternative method, research has started combining traditional marketing researches with these new methods. This chapter explores how typeface knowledge from the brain functions using neuroscience technology and the importance neurosciences methodologies have for readability research. Moreover, this chapter will evaluate how typefaces affect the purchase decision of the consumers and offer an integrative literature review.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1557-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessen Floren ◽  
Tareq Rasul ◽  
Azmat Gani

Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically review the existing literature on Islamic marketing and its major impacts on consumer behaviours. In addition, this study seeks to shed light on global trends and dynamics beyond Islamic marketing and how Islam, as one of the most prominent religions worldwide, affects the consumption and purchasing choices of Muslim consumers. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of published peer-reviewed articles on Islamic marketing was conducted. A comprehensive search strategy was applied on different databases, including Google Scholar, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, MUSE and Directory of Open Access Journals, and the retrieved articles were then selected from 14 leading journals published between 2010 and 2018. Findings Islam as a religion has been found to impact the ethical beliefs and behaviours of Muslim consumers from different countries, as well as consumers’ choice of services and some taboo products on the basis of Islamic Shariah law. The results show that Islamic marketing has a significant impact on the characteristics of Muslim consumers and therefore affects their key choices about certain products and services. Research limitations/implications The studies included in this review are extensively based on peer-reviewed articles published in high-ranked marketing journals (A* and A in the Australian Business Deans Council list), which may be perceived as a limitation in the present study. Another limitation is that this study only took into account peer-reviewed articles written in English. Practical implications The important relationship between Islam and the heterogeneous Muslim consumer will have a considerable practical implication for companies that explore the marketing supply capacity in the Islamic world. The authors hereby expect the current review to significantly impact the identification of methodologies for the main trends in the academic analysis of Islamic marketing and Islamic consumer behaviour. Originality/value This review provides a strong contribution to Islamic marketing literature by recommending the need to integrate the Islamic practices related to consumer consumption of goods and services in studies focused on consumer behaviour analysis.


2021 ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Mehal Pandya ◽  
Abhigna Dholakia

The purpose of this study is to systematically review the existing literature on Upselling and its major impacts on consumer behaviours. In addition, this study seeks to shed light on trends and dynamics in Service sector and Retail sector, so as to find the effectiveness of Upselling strategy. A systematic literature review of published peer-reviewed articles on Upselling was conducted. A comprehensive search strategy was applied on different databases, including Google Scholar, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, Pro quest, Emerald, Academia and the likes and the renowned articles were then selected from leading journals published between 1995 and 2020.The research finding suggest that a company may get the profitability at times but not all the time using the upselling strategy. To get the profitability firm should focus on Customer loyalty and satisfaction of the consumer for that the results show that there is a need to replace the Upselling strategy with Up-buying strategy in studies focused on consumer behaviour analysis. The studies included in this review are extensively based on peer-reviewed 40 articles published in high-ranked marketing journals and articles within a span of 30 days which may be perceived as a limitation in the present study. The relationship between Upselling and the Customer satisfaction in many occasion prove to be negative hence there is a requirement of change in strategy so as to shift focus from salesforce centric strategy to customer centric strategy, of which the companies will have a considerable practical implication aiming to increase profit and simultaneously increase in Customer Lifetime value along with Customer Loyalty. The authors hereby expect the current review to significantly find the effectiveness of Upselling strategy in consumer behaviour. This review provides a strong contribution to Upselling literature by recommending the need to find the effectiveness of Upselling strategy in Services and Retail sector. No exclusive paper is available which evaluates effectiveness of UpSelling strategy which can be further studied for strategic purpose.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
zilviwahyana ◽  
hanif al kadri

ABSTRAK This article aims to explain the notion of transformational leadership, factors influencing transformational leadership and the relationship between transformational leadership and performance. The methodology used in this article is Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Researchers look for relevant theories, conclude, analyze and researchers create new information based on existing theories. The results of this article are based on the analysis of researchers that there is a relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance in a company


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vania Vigolo ◽  
Rezarta Sallaku ◽  
Federico Testa

A lack of access to clean energy and use of traditional cooking systems have severe negative effects on health, especially among women and children, and on the environment. Despite increasing attention toward this topic, few studies have explored the factors influencing consumers’ adoption of improved cooking stoves (ICS). This systematic literature review (n = 81) aims to identify the main drivers and barriers to clean cooking from a consumer perspective. In addition, it aims to define how consumers perceive ICS with respect to traditional stoves. Thematic analysis revealed seven factors that may act as drivers or barriers to ICS adoption: economic factors; socio-demographics; fuel availability; attitude toward technology; awareness of the risks of traditional cookstoves and the benefits of ICS; location; and social and cultural influences. Perceptions focused on four topics: convenience and uses, aesthetics, health-related impacts, and environmental impacts. This review contributes to understanding of consumer behavior with regards to ICS. The findings suggest that availability and affordability of technology are not enough to enhance ICS adoption. Rather, policy makers and managers should approach customers with a less technical and a more personalized approach that takes due consideration of a local context and its social and cultural dynamics.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Mahmood ◽  
Abdul Zahid Khan ◽  
Mohammad Bashir Khan

The Digital Transformation phenomenon always tends to be complicated, ambiguous, challenging, and non-routine managerial tasks for organizations. The success rate of such digital transformation is very low due to rapid changes in technologies. Digital transformation through these technologies demands a fundamental change in organization processes, technology and behavior of the people. This broad change results in different socio-technical issues and challenges. The primary objective of the study is to discover issues, challenges and impact/benefits during digital transformation, investigated by various researchers. For this purpose, a systematic literature review (SLR) as prescribed by Levy and Ellis (2005) helped in identifying the challenges of digital transformation. The articles published from 2008 to 2018 were selected and analyzed. The findings of this research reflect the importance of developing an effective digital transformation strategy in organizations. The proactive strategy regarding people, process, technology, and most importantly their alignment in the organization is found critical in executing such transformation initiative in the organization. The planned efforts regarding knowledge management also played an important role in executing and sustaining such transformation initiatives in the organizations. Moreover, value creation, operational efficiency, competitive advantage, customer relationship, and new business model emerged as a vital motivational factor and outcome for digital transformation. Keywords: Digital transformation, digital transformation issues and challenges, systematic literature review, digital transformation benefits/impact.


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