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Differing perceptions of category killers and discount stores

Gable, Myron; Topol, Martin T.; Lala, Vishal; Fiorito, … - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 36 (2008) 10, pp. 780-811

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the responses of women college students to discount stores and category killers in terms of the importance of seven‐store characteristics as well as their expectations for these attributes. Another purpose was to determine differences, if...

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The influence of grey consumers' service quality perception on satisfaction and store loyalty behavior

Lu, Yan; Seock, Yoo‐Kyoung - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 36 (2008) 11, pp. 901-918

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify grey consumers' perceived service quality at department stores and to examine the relationships between perceived service quality, their satisfaction and loyalty to those stores. Design/methodology/approach – A structured questionnaire was...

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Are lifestyle centres unique? Consumers' perceptions across locations

Yan, Ruoh‐Nan; Eckman, Molly - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 37 (2009) 1, pp. 24-42

Purpose – Lifestyle centres are emerging retail locations and yet have not been included in past studies of shopping centres. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how individual and retail characteristics impact consumers' patronage behaviours at three popular retail locations...

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The influence of visual packaging design on perceived food product quality, value, and brand preference

S.T. Wang, Edward - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 41 (2013) 10, pp. 805-816

packaging, empirical research on understanding how visual packaging affects consumers' subsequent product and brand evaluations … visual food packaging on perceived product quality, product value, and brand preference. Design/methodology/approach – A self … brand preference. Perceived food product quality also directly and indirectly (through product value) affects brand …

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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 : How they choose which bank to patronize

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

Purpose – The paper seeks to answer the question: why is John Kenneth Galbraith a radical economist? The purpose of this paper is to show how he contributed to the development of economic theory and how this contribution differs radically from mainstream economics. Design/methodology/approach...

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Economic impacts of ageing: an inter‐industry approach

Albuquerque, Paula C.; Lopes, João C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 12, pp. 970-986

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of the evolution of consumption patterns associated with ageing on the relative importance of industries in Portugal, quantifying the changes in production, value added, imported intermediate inputs and employment....

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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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