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Consumers' expenditures and perceived price fairness

Daskalopoulou, Irene; Petrou, Anastasia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 11, pp. 766-780

Purpose – To analyze the role of price fairness perceptions as a construct underlying individuals' transactions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper formulates and empirically tests the hypothesis that price fairness perceptions endogenously determine consumers' expenditures decisions....

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Clients of conventional and Islamic banks in Bahrain

Al‐Ajmi, Jasim; Abo Hussain, Hameeda; Al‐Saleh, Nadhem - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 11, pp. 1086-1112

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a study into: the motives that dispose customers in Bahrain to choose a specific bank; the level of familiarity of customers with the most widely used services/products offered by Islamic banks; and the extent of use of those products....

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John Kenneth Galbraith: a radical economist?

Kesting, Stefan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 3, pp. 179-196

includes Galbraith's theory of consumption, the firm and financial crisis and ends with his vision for the future. To …

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The effect of subtle religious representations on cooperation

Ahmed, Ali; Hammarstedt, Mats - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 11, pp. 900-910

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how subtle religious representations affect prosocial behavior. The authors study the impact of religious representations on prosocial behavior in terms of cooperation in a one‐shot/three‐person public goods game....

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Malaysian consumers' preferences for Islamic banking attributes

Echchabi, Abdelghani; Nafiu Olaniyi, Oladokun - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 11, pp. 859-874

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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Piracy and social norm of anti‐piracy

Tsui, Hsiao‐Chien; Wang, Tzung‐Ming - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 12, pp. 922-932

Purpose – If a society does not identify with purchase of illegal goods, consumers will undertake more psychological burden when buying the goods. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of social norm of anti‐piracy on social welfare. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...

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Demographic and socio‐economic determinants of financial satisfaction

Kalra Sahi, Shalini - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 2, pp. 127-150

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the financial satisfaction of the individual investors in India, who belong to the urban socio‐economic classification segment‐A. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of...

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Wealth and spending patterns in China

Wu, Yanrui - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 7/8/9, pp. 1007-10022

particularly aims to investigate the level of affluence and consumption patterns of China’s new rich. The main issues dealt with … include the assessment of China’s per capita income; the spending patterns and sources of income of the new rich; consumption … patterns of Chinese rural and urban households; and international comparisons of household consumption patterns. …

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Emotions and stability in telecom‐customer relationships

Roos, Inger; Friman, Margareta; Edvardsson, Bo - In: Journal of Service Management 20 (2009) 2, pp. 192-208

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether or not emotions experienced in customer relationships – linked to actual behavior – could enhance understanding of their future development. Design/methodology/approach – A number of individual‐level relationships between...

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Contradictory spaces: negotiating virtual spaces of consumption

Laing, Angus; Newholm, Terry; Hogg, Gill - In: Journal of Service Management 20 (2009) 2, pp. 227-245

‐)shaping contemporary consumption. In particular, the internet has been seen as disrupting established conventions in professional services … understanding of contemporary consumption practices and provides a new perspective on nature of consumer utilisation of information … within the consumption process. Practical implications – It is inevitable that professionals and service organisations will …

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