QR Code Link : Type : Academic Journal Main Author : Dr. Shaheen Mansori , Dr. Murali Sambasivan , Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Samsinar Md-Sidin Title : Acceptance of novel products: the role of religiosity, ethnicity and values Varying Form of Title : Marketing Intelligence & Planning, (2015), Vol. 33 No. 1, Pages 39-66 Content Type : still image (rdacontent) Media Type : computer (rdamedia) Carrier Type : online resource (rdacarrier)

Publisher : Marketing Intelligence & Planning Year of Publication : 2015 Summary : The purpose of this paper is to establish and test the role of religiosity, ethnicity, individual basic values, and consumer innovativeness in influencing consumer acceptance of novel products. This paper specifically addresses: the driving force of religiosity and ethnicity and mediating roles of individual basic values and consumer innovativeness in influencing acceptance of novel products. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was constructed and distributed to 700 respondents in the urban area of Malaysia based on convenience sampling. The data collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings – Findings show that religiosity and ethnicity are the main drivers that influence the acceptance of new products. Specifically, religiosity and ethnicity have negative relationship with openness to change (stimulation, self-direction, and hedonism) and positive relationship with conservation value (traditions and conformity); conservation values have negative effects on consumer innovativeness and acceptance of new products; openness to change values show the positive relationship with innovativeness and acceptance of new products; openness to change and conservation value mediate the relationship between religiosity and consumer innovativeness; conservation value mediates the relationship between ethnicity and consumer innovativeness; and consumer innovativeness mediates the relationship between individual basic values and acceptance of novel products.The model has been able to explain 34 percent of the variance in acceptance of novel products. Originality/value – Different from previous research that often focussed on demographic and observable (e.g. age, race, religion) antecedents of innovation acceptance, the current research emphasized on the influence of behavioral and psychological characteristics (e.g. religiosity, ethnicity, values and innovativeness) on the consumer acceptance of novel products. Corporate Name : UNIRAZAK Library PDF Guest : Click to view PDF file

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