What it Means to be “Handmade”?

In the day and age where brands are seeking to distinct their products and production, one of the methods which are employed is to create handmade products. However, there is little consensus as to what it means in the eyes of consumers. Therefore, the aim of this study is the conceptualise the...

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Main Authors: Teah, Min, Hatton-Jones, Siobhan, Loi, Clara
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77357
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description In the day and age where brands are seeking to distinct their products and production, one of the methods which are employed is to create handmade products. However, there is little consensus as to what it means in the eyes of consumers. Therefore, the aim of this study is the conceptualise the meaning of handmade. Data is collected from 850 respondents using open-ended questions. A thematic analysis is conducted to generate the themes and consumer perceptions towards handmade. The findings provide implications for brand managers, practitioners and researchers on how to utilize the “handmade” cue.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-773572020-04-24T04:04:11Z What it Means to be “Handmade”? Teah, Min Hatton-Jones, Siobhan Loi, Clara In the day and age where brands are seeking to distinct their products and production, one of the methods which are employed is to create handmade products. However, there is little consensus as to what it means in the eyes of consumers. Therefore, the aim of this study is the conceptualise the meaning of handmade. Data is collected from 850 respondents using open-ended questions. A thematic analysis is conducted to generate the themes and consumer perceptions towards handmade. The findings provide implications for brand managers, practitioners and researchers on how to utilize the “handmade” cue. 2019 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77357 restricted
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Hatton-Jones, Siobhan
Loi, Clara
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title What it Means to be “Handmade”?
title_full What it Means to be “Handmade”?
title_fullStr What it Means to be “Handmade”?
title_full_unstemmed What it Means to be “Handmade”?
title_short What it Means to be “Handmade”?
title_sort what it means to be “handmade”?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77357