Naslov
Comparing consumer innovativeness and ethnocentrism of young-adult consumers

Autori
Rašković, Matevž ; Ding, Zhonghui ; Škare, Vatroslav ; Ozretić Došen, Đurđana ; Žabkar, Vesna

Izvornik
Journal of business research (0148-2963) 69 (2016), 9; 3682-3686

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
young-adult consumers ; Western Balkans ; China ; consumer innovativeness ; consumer ethnocentrism ; Acculturation theory

Sažetak
The impact of globalization on consumer behavior across demographic cohorts remains important for international marketers balancing standardization-adaptation challenges. The purpose of this paper is to compare young-adult consumers in the Western Balkans (Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia) and China. The study focuses on consumer innovativeness and consumer ethnocentrism, as two critical aspects for marketers catering to young-adult consumers (18-30 years). Despite cultural differences young-adult consumers in all four markets display high levels of consumer innovativeness and low levels of consumer ethnocentrism. The results show a weak, but significantly positive pair-wise correlation between consumer innovativeness and consumer ethnocentrism in Slovenia and Macedonia ; contrary to empirical evidence from adults. The study offers theoretical implications related to global consumer Acculturation theory and Social identity theory, as well as implications for marketers seeking to utilize growing China-CEE cooperation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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