The Rise of Islamic Luxury

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-222
Author(s):  
Muhammed Bilgehan Aytaç
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Luxury Consumption ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Welfare Level ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Islamic Countries

As one of the essential elements of culture, the role of religiosity in consumer behavior has long been established and number of consumer research on Muslim individuals has been increasing rapidly in recent years. With the rapid increase of the Muslim population and the developing welfare level of the Islamic countries, it is observed that Islamic luxury consumption has also become widespread too. In this chapter, it is aimed to determine the conceptual framework of Islamic luxury consumption together with current trends. Three halal concepts which are considered as include more explicit examples of Islamic luxury are chosen and analyzed: halal fashion, halal cosmetics, and halal tourism. Throughout the text and in the conclusion part, it is aimed to create insights for marketers who interested in Islamic luxury.

Exploring Customers’ Luxury Consumption in Restaurants: A Combined Method of Topic Modeling and Three-Factor Theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 193896552110376
Author(s):  
Wooseok Kwon ◽  
Minwoo Lee ◽  
John T. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Luxury Consumption ◽  
Customer Reviews ◽  
Customer Perceptions ◽  
Asymmetry Analysis ◽  
Online Customer Reviews ◽  
Three Factor

This study explores customers’ perceptions and underlying factors related to luxury consumption in restaurants. Although many studies have explored customers’ consumption of luxury goods, very few of these studies involved luxury hospitality services. Furthermore, hospitality literature has rarely discussed the emerging identification of inconspicuous consumption in luxury. By applying topic modeling to analyze online customer reviews, the current study identifies the essential elements of visiting luxury restaurants. Moreover, it elicits the asymmetric role of the identified factors in accelerating overall customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction through impact-asymmetry analysis, which adopts the three-factor theory. Findings suggest that many inconspicuous factors exist in luxury consumption and that the mechanisms that affect satisfaction differ among a satisfier, a dissatisfier, and a hybrid. The acknowledgment of the asymmetric effects will help practitioners in luxury restaurants enhance their understandings of customer perceptions and efficiently improve service management and marketing.

Effect of Globalization on Multicultural Consumer Behavior

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Lalita A. Manrai ◽  
Ajay K. Manrai ◽  
Tarek T. Mady
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cross National

A great deal has been learned in recent years about the role of culture in consumer behavior. However, the overwhelming scope and fragmented nature of cross-cultural and cross-national consumer research often necessitates a periodic review and critical assessment of the field. We highlight the salient aspects of cross-cultural and cross-national consumer research today by offering a summary of key findings and themes, discussions of major trends, and provide insights into the future of the field. Globalization has created multicultural societies across the world. However there is relatively very limited research on multicultural consumer behavior (MCB). The main purpose of this chapter is to analyze and understand the dynamics of MCB in today's global economy and offer insights into the way forward.

Antecedents and pro-environmental consumer behavior (PECB): the moderating role of religiosity

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Nakib Bhuian ◽  
Sujeet Kumar Sharma ◽  
Irfan Butt ◽  
Zafar U. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Islamic Countries ◽  
Positive Inducements ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the predictabilities of five intra-personal factors to predict pro-environmental consumer behavior (PECB) and the moderating role of religiosity in Oman. Design/methodology/approach The study uses neural network to analyze the antecedents/antecedents × religiosity → PECB relationships by using a sample of 306 consumers from Oman. Findings This study finds that the most important predictors of PECB, according to the order of importance, are attitude × religiosity, knowledge, concern × religiosity, knowledge × religiosity, value, religiosity, attitude, concern and value × religiosity. Research limitations/implications The convenience sample from a single Islamic country limits the generalizability of the findings. Future studies should use probabilistic sampling techniques and multiple Islamic countries located in different geographical regions. Practical implications To promote PECB, businesses and policymakers should provide environmental education to expand knowledge and value, leverage ecological religious values in integrated marketing communications, make positive inducements to change attitude and concern enhancing interventions. Social implications As religiosity enhances PECB by moderating the impacts of environmental intra-personal factors on PECB, businesses and policymakers should find ways to use faith-based ecological messages in Islamic countries. Originality/value Determining the predictabilities of psychological factors and their interactions with religiosity to predict PECB in Islamic countries is necessary for promoting environmentally friendly products in Islamic countries and for reducing the ecological damage to the environment.

Effect of Globalization on Multicultural Consumer Behavior

2016 ◽  
pp. 2041-2058
Author(s):  
Lalita A. Manrai ◽  
Ajay K. Manrai ◽  
Tarek T. Mady
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cross National

A great deal has been learned in recent years about the role of culture in consumer behavior. However, the overwhelming scope and fragmented nature of cross-cultural and cross-national consumer research often necessitates a periodic review and critical assessment of the field. We highlight the salient aspects of cross-cultural and cross-national consumer research today by offering a summary of key findings and themes, discussions of major trends, and provide insights into the future of the field. Globalization has created multicultural societies across the world. However there is relatively very limited research on multicultural consumer behavior (MCB). The main purpose of this chapter is to analyze and understand the dynamics of MCB in today's global economy and offer insights into the way forward.

Global consumer culture: consequences for consumer research

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos J. Torelli ◽  
Jennifer L. Stoner
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Consumer Research ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Globalized World

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to comment on the conceptual framework highlighting the reinforcing nature of global consumer culture. Design/methodology/approach The approach is conceptual with illustrative examples. Findings The authors integrate the conceptual framework that highlights the reinforcing nature of global consumer culture with recent findings about the psychology of globalization. Specifically, the authors bring attention to the perceptual, cognitive and motivational consequences of globalization, as well as its effects on consumer identification. The authors illustrate how this integration provides insights for better predicting consumer behavior in a globalized world. Research limitations/implications One key aspect of globalization is the creation of multicultural spaces in contemporary societies. Taking a psychological approach, the authors discuss how consumers respond to the process of culture mixing at the heart of globalization. This has consequences for marketers’ global endeavors and provides a nuanced understanding of consumer behavior in a globalized world. Originality/value The paper integrates a novel framework with recent findings about the psychology of globalization, opening avenues for future research on global consumer cultures.

scholarly journals Mohamed or Adam?

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140
Author(s):  
Silvia Letavajová
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Individual Preferences ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject

A name is one of the essential elements of identity. The choice of a name reflects personal as well as ethnic or religious identity. It is a reflection of individual preferences, cultural traditions and family ties, the social environment. These processes are also evident in a minority environment. The subject of interest of this study are strategies for granting names in Muslim families living in Slovakia. Our aim is to find out how and why parents choose names for their children. We will try to identify the role of individual feelings of parents as they are influenced by customary traditions of the countries from which the child’s parents come. We will be interested in the extent to which the fact that the partners live in Slovakia (mostly a Christian country with a minimal proportion of the Muslim population) contributes to the decision on the name, how it is determined by the existing public opinion about foreigners and Muslims. We present findings of a questionnaire survey with Muslims living in Slovakia or their partners. The participants were mainly people living in ethnically or religiously mixed partnerships, partly homogeneous partnerships or people who lived without a partner.

Problem of Confidence and its Loss – the Role of a Family in Instilling Truthfulness

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Ignatowski
Keyword(s):  
Close Relationships ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Professional Group ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Personal Life

Abstract Confidence is one of the most essential elements which no social or professional group can exist without. As feature of character it is required in someone’s private, social and professional life. In all our relationships we lose it due to telling lies. Lies accompany our personal life on all its stages. Already three-year old children tell lies to satisfy their parents, check whether they are able to realize they are deceived or to demonstrate their dominance over them. Teachers and ethicists differentiate between useful didactic lies and ruthless and cynical comments harmful to others. Because of emotional ties and close relationships, a family is the best environment where a child should be taught to despise lies and respect trust

Value Meanings of the Modern Textbook of the Russian Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Deikina
Keyword(s):  
Original Work ◽  
School Education ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Personal Meanings ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Modern Textbook ◽  
The Russian Language

Analysis of the current trends in the teaching of the Russian language allows to assert the value of the category of values in the educational strategy. In the context of orientation of the textbook to modern requirements the role of the text in the characteristic of language as an expression of value and personal meanings is emphasized. Providing personal and humanistic thinking and the formation of value view of students in the Russian language is more successful on a wide background of text material by stimulating a variety of ways of original work of students. Its predicted results are closely related to the awareness of the value of the Russian language. Attention is paid to the resources associated with the organization of open educational space on the basis of axiological ideas as the leading in the theory of school education and textbook.

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