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Various authors have used the term consumer society with a number of different meanings, yet one common point has been the shift of focus to the consumer ethos, which alters the everyday life of society members and their relationship to each other and society as a whole. One's relationship to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the preferences of Malaysian banks' customers for Islamic banking attributes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses mixed methodology. The quantitative approach consists of the collection of primary data through a...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the selection criteria for Islamic banks employed by customers in a dual banking system, as in the case of Pakistan, and to know the overall satisfaction of the customers with Islamic banks. Design/methodology/approach – This is a...
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consumers who are graduating to affluence and lifestyle purchases. This study is an attempt to explore shopping and purchase … shopping orientation were treated with Factor Analysis; motivating factors for store selection and purchase patterns on each … shopping trip have also been analysed. The findings may offer an opportunity for retailers to formulate effective retail …
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Several models have been proposed to express customer preference variation. In this paper, we express it not by customer segmentation but by latent class. Not only decision-making factors but also decision-making processes differ according to the class. We propose a service-choice behaviour...
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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to advance understanding of the socially responsible apparel consumer by exploring apparel consumption behaviors perceived by consumers to be eco-conscious. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a qualitative approach to collect and analyze...
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Purpose – Information concerning the long-term consequences of credit repayment decisions is often not available for flexible credit facilities such as credit cards. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of such information in repayment decisions. A dual mental accounting model...
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Purpose – The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate and ascertain the effects of integrative motivation on the willingness to participate in boycott activities. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a mail survey to examine the relationships among six constructs in a...
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This paper presents an experiment, which builds a bridge over the gap between neuroscience and the analysis of economic behaviour. We apply the mathematical theory of Pavlovian conditioning, known as Recurrent Associative Gated Dipole (READ), to analyse consumer choices in a computer-based...
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Brands are successful because people prefer them to ordinary products. In addition to the psychological factors already mentioned, brands give consumers the means whereby they can make choices and judgments. The secret to successful branding is to influence the decisions the way in which...
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