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empirical‐based approach. A regression model was used to analyze annual consumption data from 1986 to 2008 in China. Findings …Purpose – The paper aims to examine the consumption behavior of Chinese residents during economic transition. It … explores whether Western theories of consumption are applicable to the Chinese situation, and then tests the hypothesis based …
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Purpose – Before the 2007 financial crisis, securitized products accounted for half the credit market. Once regarded as one of the biggest financial innovations of the last century, securitization is now viewed as a contributory factor to the crisis. Until recently research has focused on the...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand consumers’ willingness to choose Islamic mortgage products as a way to help Islamic banks tap into the Islamic mortgage sector in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Using the Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour as a point of departure, this...
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of service quality, product choice and Islamic debt policy on consumer attitude within the context of Islamic mortgage sector in Malaysia. The present study also examines the effect of attitudinal-behaviour on consumer preference...
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Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate the market status for online/mobile banking in China. With the recent … and forecasted high growth of Chinese electronic banking, it has the potential to develop into a world‐scale internet … study offers an insight into online/mobile banking in China, which has not previously been investigated. Distinct …
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adoption model (SVAM) is proposed to study the adoption of mobile auction (m‐auction) – one of mobile‐internet services in an …
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Purpose – To analyse the power that a virtual brand community exerts over a brand of a mass‐marketed convenience product. To draw implications about the strategy that a company can employ facing this power shift. To track emerging trends in virtual brand communities applied to convenience...
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Given the proliferation of the credit card industry in today’s US households, and the aggressive promotional tactics employed to get college students to sign on as customers, this exploratory study takes a look at the credit card activity of college students at one Midwestern campus. The...
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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...
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consumption? Design/methodology/approach – The authors provide answers based on the results of an original survey of the use of … method of choice for financing consumption. Originality/value – This study improves on most existing research on these topics …
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