Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework

Prior research on counterfeit purchase behavior focuses on two attitudinal functions (social-adjustive and value-expressive) and ignores the others (e.g., ego-defensive, knowledge, and utilitarian), despite growing evidence that consumers’ attitudes toward a product category may serve multiple funct...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Piyush, Chan, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3293
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description Prior research on counterfeit purchase behavior focuses on two attitudinal functions (social-adjustive and value-expressive) and ignores the others (e.g., ego-defensive, knowledge, and utilitarian), despite growing evidence that consumers’ attitudes toward a product category may serve multiple functions. We address this research gap with an extended conceptual framework that incorporates all the five attitudinal functions and explores their direct and indirect effects on counterfeit product evaluation and purchase intention. A field study with 890 shoppers in Hong Kong, a popular market for both genuine and counterfeit brands, supports most hypotheses and provides useful insights into the complex sociopsychological mechanism driving counterfeit purchase behavior.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-32932020-07-22T03:41:25Z Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework Sharma, Piyush Chan, R. Prior research on counterfeit purchase behavior focuses on two attitudinal functions (social-adjustive and value-expressive) and ignores the others (e.g., ego-defensive, knowledge, and utilitarian), despite growing evidence that consumers’ attitudes toward a product category may serve multiple functions. We address this research gap with an extended conceptual framework that incorporates all the five attitudinal functions and explores their direct and indirect effects on counterfeit product evaluation and purchase intention. A field study with 890 shoppers in Hong Kong, a popular market for both genuine and counterfeit brands, supports most hypotheses and provides useful insights into the complex sociopsychological mechanism driving counterfeit purchase behavior. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3293 10.1002/mar.20989 John Wiley & Sons fulltext
spellingShingle Sharma, Piyush
Chan, R.
Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title_full Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title_fullStr Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title_short Exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
title_sort exploring the role of attitudinal functions in counterfeit purchase behavior via an extended conceptual framework
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3293