Compulsion to buy is an important but neglected aspect of consumer behavior. This research uses cross‐cultural data from the USA and South Korea to study compulsive consumption behavior by focusing on individual factors. Three compulsive consumption behaviors (i.e. compulsive buying,...

Purpose – Despite proven strategic significance and wide acceptance of private label products (PB), our understanding of PB in international markets is limited. The purposes of this study are to propose a model that integrates four consumer characteristic variables (price consciousness, value...

Purpose – Religion's influence in consumer research remains under‐researched. This paper aims to explore religiosity's effect on culture and consumption by comparing Indians living in Britain, with Asian Indians and British Whites. The paper is relevant to both academics and practitioners...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of Israeli children on family decision making. Design/methodology/approach – Two studies were used, replicating two different approaches that have been used to measure children's influence with US children. In study one, a survey...

Purpose – The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of various attitudes and personality characteristics on environmentally‐friendly behaviors, from a locus of control (LOC) perspective. Specifically, we developed and tested a model linking a related construct, environmental...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore consumers' attraction to the past and the experiential benefits associated with past‐related consumption practices. Design/methodology/approach – An interpretive study was undertaken using a heritage exhibition in Greece as an appropriate...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the healthy lifestyle consumer by examining demographic, personal value and psychographic antecedents. Design/methodology/approach – A cluster analysis was used to divide consumers into healthy and unhealthy lifestyle...