Purpose The “quality” of any product or service defines the agility of the product and its life cycle in dynamic environment. The demand of high “quality” becomes an imperative concern, when “software” is acting as a product or a service. Since the nature of the software is...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify what lifestyles best explain and impact ecological behavior among young Indian consumers. Design/methodology/approach This paper adapts the lifestyle scale developed by He et al. (2010) and the Actual Commitment scale to the Indian context to...

Purpose The entry of multinational firms is likely to increase competition and provide better deals to consumers in emerging markets such as India, China and Brazil. In this context, this paper aims to examine the factors determining the consumers’ preferences for shopping at large malls in an...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of the issues related to formative modeling and the implications for its use, including some practical suggestions on methods for utilizing causal indicators within models. Design/methodology/approach In order to understand and...