The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley

Malaysia is currently stricken with Korean fever in all local industries including fashion, food and cosmetic. K-dramas, K-music, and K-culture are building a stronghold in the country with the younger generation becoming more fascinated towards South Korea’s cultural images. The main purpose of thi...

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Main Authors: Osman, Syuhaily, Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103609/
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author Osman, Syuhaily
Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah
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Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah
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description Malaysia is currently stricken with Korean fever in all local industries including fashion, food and cosmetic. K-dramas, K-music, and K-culture are building a stronghold in the country with the younger generation becoming more fascinated towards South Korea’s cultural images. The main purpose of this study is to determine the influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley. There were total of 200 respondents participated in this study who were selected via simple random sampling method. The data were collected through a set of self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by using the Package Statistical for Social Science (SPSS). The results demonstrated by Pearson product moment correlation analysis had indicated that there were significant relationships between perception towards Korean foods (r = .249, p = .000), Korean fashions (r = .426, p = .000) and Korean cosmetics (r = .230, p = .001) with purchasing behavior of Korean products. In addition, perception towards Korean fashions reported to be the most influential predictor (? = .387 p ?0.001) as indicated by the multiple regression analysis. Results suggest that consumers take note of products originating from Korea and they are able to critically assess products from different dimensions.
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spelling upm-1036092023-05-17T03:42:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103609/ The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley Osman, Syuhaily Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah Malaysia is currently stricken with Korean fever in all local industries including fashion, food and cosmetic. K-dramas, K-music, and K-culture are building a stronghold in the country with the younger generation becoming more fascinated towards South Korea’s cultural images. The main purpose of this study is to determine the influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley. There were total of 200 respondents participated in this study who were selected via simple random sampling method. The data were collected through a set of self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by using the Package Statistical for Social Science (SPSS). The results demonstrated by Pearson product moment correlation analysis had indicated that there were significant relationships between perception towards Korean foods (r = .249, p = .000), Korean fashions (r = .426, p = .000) and Korean cosmetics (r = .230, p = .001) with purchasing behavior of Korean products. In addition, perception towards Korean fashions reported to be the most influential predictor (? = .387 p ?0.001) as indicated by the multiple regression analysis. Results suggest that consumers take note of products originating from Korea and they are able to critically assess products from different dimensions. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022 Article PeerReviewed Osman, Syuhaily and Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah (2022) The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (10). pp. 12-29. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/15193/The-Influence-of-Korean-Pop-Culture-on-Purchasing-Behavior-of-Korean-Products-among-Consumers-in-Klang-Valley 10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i10/15193
spellingShingle Osman, Syuhaily
Ismail, Nur Farah Mardhiah
The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title_full The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title_fullStr The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title_full_unstemmed The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title_short The influence of Korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of Korean products among consumers in Klang Valley
title_sort influence of korean pop culture on purchasing behavior of korean products among consumers in klang valley
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103609/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103609/