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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-
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COVID-19-induced financial anxiety and state of the subjective well-being among the Bangladeshi middle class : the effects of demographic conditions
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Happiness and Development. - : InderScience Publishers. - 2049-2790 .- 2049-2804. ; 7:2, s. 142-158
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In poverty-stricken countries, the middle or working-class usually falls out of focus in fiscal policy discussions, especially during crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, in which governments seek to keep trade moving through grants and subsidies and work to sustain the poor. The current research aims to determine if the pandemic has had an impact on the subjective well-being (SWB) and financial anxiety (FAS) for a middle-class Bangladeshi sample, according to four critical demographic factors: gender, income, residency (capital or outside the capital), and job security. At the height of the pandemic (July 14–24, 2020), 129 respondents completed a self-reported survey questionnaire. The results indicate that although people appear to be happy in general, they are worried about their relationships. Women score lower on total well-being than men, as do those with household incomes below the average. People living outside the capital score marginally higher; people with well-secured jobs denote their higher well-being too. Furthermore, the FAS results indicate higher levels of anxiety among people with lower incomes and unsecured jobs. Therefore, the COVID-19 experience might inform future fiscal policies, including potential efforts to introduce universal job security insurance and financial counseling to employees after the pandemic.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-
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Digital Transformation as a Means of Achieving SME Resilience During COVID-19 – A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda
- 2024. - 1
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Ingår i: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Resilience. - : Springer Nature. - 9783031508356 - 9783031508387 - 9783031508363 ; , s. 17-32
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Covid-19 pandemic had devastating effects on small and medium businesses (SME). The immediate shock, uncertainty, varying restrictions, and the risk to life disoriented the small and medium industries. In the last 4–5 years, we’ve seen small and medium businesses worldwide gradually return to their former state. Digital transformation is one of the tools used in this comeback effort. This topic has been the subject of several conceptual, empirical, and review studies. However, no systematic review has been conducted that examines digital transformation enablers and how digital transformation can lead to organizational resilience. This study aims to fill the gap. I conducted this systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines. On the basis of the 37 studies that met the inclusion criteria, I identified two clusters of enablers (strategic orientations, capabilities, and capacities) as well as six mediating strategies (frugal innovation, organizational agility, strategic agile process, dynamic strategic planning, social entrepreneurship and competitive intelligence, and sustainable business processes) of digital transformation on SME resilience. A consolidated conceptual model was developed based on the findings of this review. Scholars will be able to use these results to understand the knowledge boundary and develop effective strategies for promoting the resilience of SME’s.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Driving performance in exporter-importer exchange relationships : The efficacy of interorganizational trust as a response to exchange risks
- 2023
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Ingår i: Cogent Business and Management. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 2331-1975. ; 10:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Drawing on the transaction cost analysis perspective, this study examines how three types of exchange risks influence performance in exporter-importer exchange relationships. These risks include cultural distance, which gives rise to behavioral uncertainty and its associated measurement problem; market turbulence, a dimension of environmental uncertainty that gives rise to an adaptation problem; and transaction-specific assets, representing a safeguarding problem. The conceptual model assesses how an informal governance mechanism, inter-organizational trust, responds to these three exchange risks and, in doing so, fosters relational and export performance. Based on a structural equation model conducted in PLS, our findings indicate that cultural distance relates positively to inter-organizational trust, and market turbulence positively relates to exporter-specific assets. Exporter-specific assets and inter-organizational trust were found to have a reciprocal relationship. This research also confirms the mediating role of relational performance concerning the effects of exporter-specific assets and inter-organizational trust on financial export performance.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Effect of distance and communication climate on export performance : The mediating role of relationship quality
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Global Marketing. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0891-1762 .- 1528-6975. ; 26:5, s. 284-300
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The authors explore how distance and the communication climate perceived by exporters influence export performance both directly and as mediated by relationship quality. The ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh yielded 185 responses. A mediation model was tested using structural equation modeling, applying partial least squares techniques. The results show that distance is negatively related to communication climate and relationship quality; relationship quality mediates the distance–export performance relationship, whereas communication climate is positively associated with relationship quality and export performance, and a full mediating role of relationship quality is found in the communication climate–export performance relationship. A strong positive relationship between relationship quality and export performance is also identified. The managerial implication of the study includes that with better relationship strength, it is possible to neutralize the negative impact of distance on export performance. The implications and limitations are also discussed.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Facebook usage intensity and compulsive buying tendency : The mediating role of envy, self-esteem, and self-promotion and the moderating role of depression
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1741-1025 .- 1741-1033. ; 12:1, s. 69-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While Facebook usage intensity (FBUI) and compulsive buying tendency (CBT) have individually received increased research attention, very little is known about the mechanisms through which FBUI affects CBT. This study proposes and tests a multiple mediation model in which the effect of FBUI on CBT is mediated by personality characteristics (envy, self-esteem, and self-promotion). The study also explores the moderating effect of depression on these mediated relationships. The results of a self-administered survey of 393 Bangladeshi adults support the proposed moderated mediation model. The effect of FBUI on CBT is mediated by envy and self-esteem independently. The FBUI indirectly affects CBT through serial mediators: 1) envy and self-esteem; 2) envy and self-promotion. These serial mediating effects are moderated by depression. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Financial anxiety : a systematic review
- 2024
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Ingår i: International Journal of Bank Marketing. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0265-2323 .- 1758-5937.
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Financial anxiety has become a global concern and a growing research area with significant potential to contribute to the behavioral and personal finance literature. Despite this, the literature is fragmented and inconsistent. Prior studies vary greatly in the breadth of definitions and measures of financial anxiety. There has been no systematic evaluation of literature on financial anxiety antecedents, consequences, and coping strategies. This systematic review fills this gap. Design/methodology/approach: We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched Scopus and Web of Science and identified 55 eligible studies published between 2009 and 2024. Findings: Financial anxiety is defined and measured differently in different research domains. We identified several antecedents, including socio-demographic factors (e.g. gender, age, ethnicity, income, employment, racial background, and language proficiency), personality traits, compulsive and impulsive buying behavior, depression or other mental issues, family health issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic and consequences of financial anxiety, including psychological and psychic health, societal and personal relations, financial behavior and well-being, and job-related outcomes. In addition, the literature presents six financial anxiety coping strategies (self-imposed coping mechanisms, spiritual and theological resources, increased financial capability, social and family support, seeking professional help, and language proficiency training). Several future research directions are presented. Originality/value: This review represents the first systematic compilation and evaluation of the research findings on financial anxiety.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Interconnectedness of trust-commitment-export performance dimensions : a model of the contingent effect of calculative commitment
- 2022
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Ingår i: Cogent Business & Management. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 2331-1975. ; 9:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research on relationship marketing aims to revisit and reposition different foci of trust, commitment, and performance perception in the export/import relationships and explore the interconnectedness effects. We have collected self-reported survey questionnaire responses from 142 non-oil exporters in Ecuador. The data were analyzed with SmartlPls 3.0 software. We found that calculative commitment negatively moderates inter-organizational trust and affective commitment relationships. The other significant findings include the indirect relationship (mediating effect) of affective commitment to financial export performance through relationship export performance. With these novel contributions, we also identify some expected relationships- as both interpersonal and inter-organizational trust positively affects affective commitment, and relationship export performance significantly predicts financial export performance. Cross-sectional data collection and responses from one side of the export-import dyad are one of this research’s limitations. However, they are not uncommon in export marketing literature. Giving a justified position of different dimensions of trust and commitment in the export-import equation is the novelty of this scholarship. Clarifying the affective commitment and export performance relationship is another contribution of this research. Nevertheless, the dimensional views of trust and commitment re-established some known assumptions in a less researched country setting should also be considered a contribution.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Online Retailer Reputation, Satisfaction, and Trust as Catalysts in the Consumer Perceptions of Ethics on Online Retailers and Repurchase Intention
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA). - : IGI Global. - 1937-9633 .- 1937-9641. ; 13:2, s. 1-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research investigates the effect of consumer perceptions regarding the ethics of online retailers (CPEOR) on repurchase intention through reputation, satisfaction, and trust. The authors performed structural equation model analysis with SmartPLS on a sample of 458 responses collected from Vietnamese consumers. They found that CPEOR has a significant positive effect on reputation, satisfaction, and trust. As expected, trust and satisfaction directly predict repurchase intention; however, reputation does not directly follow this pattern. Instead, two prosocial constructs, namely trust and satisfaction, channel the effect of reputation on repurchase intention. Contrary to the conventional understanding that a favourable reputation will predict higher consumer trust, they found a negative correlation between these two factors. The managerial and theoretical contributions of the research and direction for future research are highlighted.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Retirement Planning : A Moderated Mediation Model of Cognitive Beliefs, Retirement Planning Attitude, and Money Availability
- 2024
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Ingår i: Financial Services Review. - : Academy of Financial Services. - 1057-0810 .- 1873-5673. ; 32:2, s. 77-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Retirement planning has been extensively studied in developed countries; however, it received scant scholarly attention in developing nations. Thus, this study examines the role of cognitive factors in retirement planning intentions in the context of a developing country, focusing on financial risk tolerance and self-efficacy within the cognitive appraisal theory framework, considering the mediating role of retirement planning attitudes and the moderating impact of financial resource availability. A survey was conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 301 valid responses analyzed using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. Findings reveal that retirement planning attitudes mediate the relationship between cognitive factors and retirement planning intentions. Interestingly, risk tolerance negatively impacts retirement planning intentions through attitudes, while financial self-efficacy shows a positive influence. Furthermore, the availability of financial resources moderates these relationships, indicating that retirement planning attitudes significantly influence intentions when financial resource availability is low. This research contributes to the understanding of retirement planning in a developing country context, highlighting the importance of cognitive factors and financial resources. It suggests that tailored retirement planning strategies should consider individual financial conditions and cognitive beliefs. The insights are valuable for policymakers and financial advisors, particularly in developing nations.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Revisiting the Trust–Commitment and Export Performance Link : A Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Approach
- 2020
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Ingår i: Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030648602 - 9783030648619 ; , s. 556-568
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research revisits the role of different foci of trust (interpersonal and inter-organizational), commitment (affective and calculative) and relationship lengths (inter-organizational and interpersonal) then on export relationship performance. 142 Ecuadorian non-oil exporters completed a self-administered questionnaire. This study applies fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and the findings help to re-establish the need for both trust dimensions and affective commitment in exporter–importer relationships. This research found three possible configurations of achieving high export relationship performance. The managerial implications noted that export managers should nurture trust and affective commitment to ensure improved relationship performance. This research is one of the very few studies to investigate the role of commitment and trust by taking a complexity theoretical turn. Exploring the causation of the relationship lengths on relationship performance also represents a novel contribution.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-
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The effect of demographic characteristics on considerations of future consequences and compulsive buying and their interlinks
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1753-6219 .- 1753-6227. ; 14:3, s. 279-295
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study aims to examine the impacts of demographic variables (gender, age, and income) on consideration of future consequences (CFCs) and compulsive buying tendencies (CBT). It also investigates if and to what extent the demographic characteristics might influence the effect of CFC on CBT. Data for this study were collected from 394 adult respondents using a self-administered survey. The structural equation model in AMOS reveals that consideration of future (CFC-F) has a significant negative effect on CBT, whereas consideration of immediate (CFC-I) has no significant effect. In addition, the multi-group analysis found that the influence of CFC on CBT does not change across genders, yet it varies with income and age differences. These novel insights into consumer behaviour have implications for both research and practice.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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The link between export relationship quality, performance and expectation of continuing the relationship : A South Asia exporters’ perspective
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Emerging Markets. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1746-8809 .- 1746-8817. ; 10:1, s. 16-31
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this study is threefold: to investigate how relationship quality affects export performance; to see if and to what extent export performance affects exporter satisfaction; and to determine whether exporter satisfaction ultimately affects the expectation of continuing the export-import relationship in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach - The paper reports the findings of a survey of 185 respondents from the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh chosen from a convenience sample. The responding exporters were located in Dhaka city or nearby areas. The data were analyzed using the partial least squares technique. Findings - The results support four out of five hypotheses, indicating that there is a significant relationship between exporter relationship quality and financial and strategic export performance. Additionally, a positive relationship between financial export performance and exporter satisfaction and between exporter satisfaction and the expectation of continuing the relationship are shown. No significant relationship between strategic export performance and exporter satisfaction is found. Practical implications - The findings have practical implications for managers and policy-makers interested in developing effective strategies for building and maintaining high quality export-import relationships, especially in the context of an emerging market. Originality/value - In order to accomplish the research goal, the main constructs from two influential streams of literature - social exchange theory and the disconfirmation of expectation theory - are utilized. This is new in the context of an emerging economy perspective.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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The Mediating Effect of Relationship Quality on the Transaction Cost-Export Performance Link : Bangladeshi Exporters' Perspectives
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Relationship Marketing. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1533-2667 .- 1533-2675. ; 14:2, s. 152-169
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores how relationship quality might mediate the link between transaction cost variables and export performance. In the proposed conceptual model, relationship-specific assets and uncertainty affect export performance both directly and through relationship quality; survey data from 185 exporting organizations in Bangladesh provide the test of this model. This article thus proposes that transaction cost economics and relational exchange theories are complementary rather than competing theories. These conclusions arise because this study accounts for not only the direct effect of asset specificity and uncertainty on export performance but also their indirect effects through relationship quality, which have not been empirically tested or clarified previously.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-
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The Pursuit of Subjective Well-Being Through Financial Well-Being, Relationship Quality, and Spiritual Well-Being : A Configuration Approach with Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Family and Economic Issues. - : Springer. - 1058-0476 .- 1573-3475.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Individuals’ subjective well-being is influenced by their financial well-being, family relationship quality, spiritual well-being, gender, and age. However, our knowledge of potential associations between these factors is limited, especially in non-western developing countries. Further, human thinking’s complexity, interconnectedness, and asymmetry fit nicely with subjective well-being conceptualizations. Therefore, this research is one of the very first studies from a typical Asian country that conceptualizes subjective well-being asymmetrically. The primary objective of this study was to determine which combinations of these factors resulted in higher or lower subjective well-being. We used a self-administered questionnaire to survey 250 married working people in Bangladesh’s capital city. The factor combinations are identified with a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Despite not finding any necessary condition for high or low subjective well-being, the analysis identifies two equifinal combinations of high subjective well-being and four combinations of low subjective well-being. In Asian cultures, where family bonds and spiritual well-being are feared to be declining, the combination of identified configurations re-emphasizes the importance of family relationship quality and spiritual well-being. Using a configurational approach, the findings contribute to the literature on subjective well-being and family relationships by explaining how different combinations of factors determine an individual's well-being. Additionally, this has important implications for policymakers and society as a whole.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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Understanding Vietnamese Consumer Intention to Use Online Retailer Websites : Application of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA). - : IGI Global. - 1937-9633 .- 1937-9641. ; 12:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examines the applicability of an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) that incorporates trust, perceived risk, and self-enhancement as antecedents to the TAM constructs. Data collected from 299 Vietnamese online consumers, through a self-administered survey, were entered into a structural equation model using AMOS 23 to establish causality. The results partially confirm the applicability of TAM to the online shopping intentions of Vietnamese consumers, though contrary to expectations, perceived ease of use does not predict behavioral intentions. Trust and self-enchantment fit well with the TAM; the inclusion of perceived risk as an antecedent is questionable. The findings offer new opportunities for explaining TAM theory in light of Schwartz’s value dimensions. This article thus concludes with a discussion of the research contributions and implications.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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What Drives High Penetration Rates of Social Media? : A Qualitative Comparative Analysis across Countries
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Business and Management. - : College of Management, National Chung Cheng University. - 1535-668X. ; 28:1, s. 101-130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – This study examines the drivers of country-level high Social Media Penetration (SMP) rate by considering the concurrent causation of cultural and socio-economic conditions.Method – Ninety-four countries across continents were analyzed using the set-theoretic configurational approach fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA 3.0).Findings – Results reveal that the adult literacy rate is the necessary condition and found four causal combinations for high SMP.Limitations – Limitations related to using secondary data at a single point and including only two socio-economic conditions in the design are recognized.Contributions to literature- This study is believed to be among the first to use QCA for testing and providing evidence of SMP as an outcome of cultural and social-economic conditions. It contributes to theory by advancing our knowledge of what combination of cultural and social-economic factors would result in high or low SMP.Practical Implications- This study provides managerial implications for both digital marketers and social media technology designers and suppliers. With the increasing connectedness in this digital age, global marketers should be more mindful and respectful of the expectations of their customers around the world and shape their decision-making processes accordingly. Social media can be a very effective tool to help global marketers learn about other cultures, overcome adjustment challenges, and establish as well as maintain relationships. All these can accelerate the integration into the host culture during their adaptation (Sawyer and Chen, 2012). Our study provides greater insights of what combination of cultural and social-economic conditions may facilitate or inhibit the adoption of their platforms. Our findings can also help social media managers in their global targeting initiatives. Customized social media programs can be designed to target a specific cluster of countries according to usage patterns based on technological capability and social norms.Social implications- More and more reports have been published to attest to the economic and social impact of social media. Despite the rapid growing influence on our societies, social media remains a relatively untapped source of information to catalyze policy action and social change (Yeung, 2018). Our study offers insight for social policy making by identifying multiple paths to enhance social media’s penetration as decision makers increasingly realize its potential and long-term benefits resulted from continued use of social media analytics.Originality- This study is believed to be among the first to use QCA for testing and providing evidence of SMP as an outcome of cultural and social-economic conditions. It identifies four complex antecedent paths that are responsible for high SMP, allowing for a more comprehensive explanation of our outcome of interest.
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- Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal, 1976-, et al.
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What Drives Importer Opportunism? : Learning from a Developing Country in Latin America
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Global Marketing. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0891-1762 .- 1528-6975. ; 34:2, s. 146-164
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research integrates transaction cost and relational exchange theories to depict a more nuanced explanation of exporter-importer exchange relationships when exporters operate from a developing country. Our study examines whether exporters’ investments in specific assets directly influence perceived importer opportunism, or whether these perceptions are driven by the mediating effects of interpersonal and inter-organizational trust and power. Contrary to the general transaction cost argument, we did not find any direct effect of exporter specific assets on perceived importer opportunism. Instead, we found that perceived importer power and exporter inter-organizational trust jointly mediate the exporter specific assets – perceived importer opportunism relationship. By incorporating a dimensional view of trust, we help to resolve conflicting theoretical specifications and empirical results found in the extant literature.
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- Fam, Kim-Shyan, et al.
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Do Muslim generation cohorts differ in purchase intention? - The case of Islamic financial products
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Halal Service Research. - : MAG Scholar. Marketing in Asia Group. - 2703-2299 .- 2703-2302. ; 1:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study aims to examine how and to what extent the purchase intention for various Islamic Financial Products (IFPs) would vary among various generational cohorts depending on their cohort experiences and the nature of different categories of IFPs. The data to examine our hypotheses comes from 954 Muslim consumers from five major metropolitan cities in Bangladesh. We found that significant differences in purchase intention of Islamic deposit and insurance products exist where each succeeding generation has less purchase intention than the previous generation. Considerable evidence exists that Muslims' religiosity impacts their personal and consumption decisions with the idea that their extent of perceived religiosity influences their behavior. Besides the theoretical contributions, our findings have several implications for the managers.
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- Lee, Youngsu, et al.
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An International Study of Culture, Gender, and Moral Ideology on Sales Ethics Evaluations : How Should Educators Respond?
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Marketing Education. - : Sage Publications. - 0273-4753 .- 1552-6550. ; 40:3, s. 196-210
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While international demand for sales positions is growing, negative sales stereotypes, partially fueled by ethical abuses in the sales arena, are prevalent and may dissuade students from pursuing sales careers. To help combat the situation globally, educators must develop and utilize effective sales ethics pedagogies. The first step involves understanding cross-cultural sales ethics perspectives. A convenience sample is drawn from five countries (United States, France, Germany, Indonesia, and New Zealand), and the Personal Selling Ethics Scale (PSE-2) is successfully used to examine culturally specific and gender-based evaluation differences. Gender-based ethical perspectives are of particular interest due to the growing gender diversity within sales professions. The study finds that cultural traditionalism/secularism and individualism/collectivism affect sales ethics evaluations. Likewise, gender and moral ideology affect evaluations. Women are more sensitive to ethical misconduct than men, and absolutist are more sensitive than exceptionists, situationists, and subjectivists. Specific pedagogical recommendations are provided
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- Limbu, Yam B., et al.
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What Influences Green Cosmetics Purchase Intention and Behavior? : A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda
- 2023
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 15:15
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The green cosmetics industry has witnessed significant growth over the last few years. Simultaneously, scholarly interest in the area has grown. However, overall, the evidence is inconsistent. Despite the growing literature, no systematic review has been carried out to summarize and synthesize the empirical studies that have examined factors associated with green cosmetics purchase intention (GCPI) and green cosmetics purchase behavior (GCPB). This study aims to fill this gap. We conducted this systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines. From forty-eight studies that met the inclusion criteria, we identified ten major themes that were significantly associated with GCPI and GCPB. The most frequently demonstrated determinants were the theory of planned behavior components (attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control), followed by marketing mix, consumer consciousness concerns, consumer values, brand-related attributes, experience and knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived barriers. In addition, we identified several gaps that could be addressed through future research. These results will help scholars understand the knowledge boundary and assist marketers in developing effective strategies for promoting green cosmetics.
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- Sharma, Swati, et al.
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Modelling Consumer’s Mobile Wallet App Adoption and Its Continuous Usage : The Case of India
- 2023
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Ingår i: Digital Economy Post COVID-19 Era. - Singapore : Springer. - 9789819901968 - 9789819901975 ; , s. 213-232
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mobile usage and internet consumption have marked tremendous growth in the last decade. The adoption of mobile technology has gained the attention of researchers, and few studies have been carried out to understand the factors of mobile technology adoption. This study aims to understand the factors affecting mobile wallet app adoption among Indian consumers. The study explores the factors that impact wallet app adoption and the mediating role of satisfaction between wallet app adoption and its continuous usage. A conceptual model was developed based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) framework and tested on 424 responses collected from India’s Delhi NCR capital region. The original UTAUT framework has been extended by adding factors: enjoyment, aesthetics, incentives, and trust. The hypothesized relationships were analysed by using the structural equation modelling (SEM) method. Geographical limitations, the younger population as a prominent respondent in the study, and longitudinal study were reported as a few of the limitations of the study. The findings of the study would help the mobile wallet app developers and providers by providing valuable insights which in turn can be implemented by them to frame their strategies for increased adoption of the wallet apps.
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