Purpose – This study sets out to employ a cross‐cultural perspective to explore alternative explanations in the development of the online repurchase intentions model. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed constructs of alternative models deal with key online consumer behavior...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the concept of “consumer animosity”, model its antecedents, and assess its influence on intention to purchase. Design/methodology/approach – Survey questionnaires were distributed by a quasi‐random sample of school pupils across Taiwan to an adult...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the satisfaction consequences in repurchase situations. Design/methodology/approach – Online travel services are chosen because customers in these types of services had direct contact with firms. A conceptual model of CS‐RPI link is...

Purpose – Current research has largely overlooked importance as a meta‐attitude consumers develop from related judgments. Drawing from observations by consumer theorists and attitude strength researchers, the present study seeks to investigate the formation and effect of attitude importance...

Purpose – This paper aims to understand the reciprocal spill‐over effects of brand extensions by testing a comprehensive model that gathers both the brand extension evaluation process and the later influence on brand image. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained from 699...

Purpose – This study aims to investigate interrelationships among perceived service fairness, emotions and behavioral intentions in a restaurant context. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from two casual dining restaurants in the USA. The data were analyzed following Anderson...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how brand equity levels influence the evaluation of continuous vs discontinuous innovation of new products and the moderating effects of consumer's product category knowledge (PCK). Design/methodology/approach – A 2×2 between‐subjects...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine differences between Hispanic and Asian immigrants and their preferences in the appearance of and interaction with salespeople. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 171 female Hispanic and 153 Asian female retail consumers in a midwestern...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: are sophisticated consumers more likely to be satisfied with their purchases? Are consumers who are more knowledgeable more apt to feel in control of their purchase decisions? Are they more likely to believe the...