The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product

The study aims to investigate which of the factor issue such as social and personality factors affects the attitude of the consumers towards counterfeit products. The study is also set out to examine the relationship of consumers' attitude towards counterfeit product with purchase intention. V...

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Main Author: Sarinah Asli
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spelling my-ums-ep.87322014-04-17T06:27:22Z The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product 2010 Sarinah Asli HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology The study aims to investigate which of the factor issue such as social and personality factors affects the attitude of the consumers towards counterfeit products. The study is also set out to examine the relationship of consumers' attitude towards counterfeit product with purchase intention. Variable on this study included social factors and personality factor every each have two dimension Informational susceptibility, normative susceptibility value conscious and personal gratification. A survey of one hundred forty one respondents using questionnaire was conducted in the Sabah market especially in Kota Kinabalu. Informational susceptibility, normative susceptibility and value conscious not significantly influence attitude towards counterfeit or pirated product but discovered that personal gratification are the independent variables that negatively Significantly influence consumers' attitude towards counterfeit product. Attitude towards counterfeit product was also found significant in influencing purchase intention. This reinforces the mediator role of attitude in its relationship with purchase intentions. By having a better understanding of the consumers' behavioural intentions of buying counterfeit products, the manufacturers and marketers of the genuine brand products can make better marketing strategies to entice the consumer to buy the original product and not the counterfeit version. Theoretical contribution of this study is an extension of knowledge of consumers' attitude and purchase intention with regards to counterfeit or pirated products. 2010 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/8732/ masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah School of Business and Economics
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
collection UMS Institutional Repository
topic HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
spellingShingle HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
Sarinah Asli
The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
description The study aims to investigate which of the factor issue such as social and personality factors affects the attitude of the consumers towards counterfeit products. The study is also set out to examine the relationship of consumers' attitude towards counterfeit product with purchase intention. Variable on this study included social factors and personality factor every each have two dimension Informational susceptibility, normative susceptibility value conscious and personal gratification. A survey of one hundred forty one respondents using questionnaire was conducted in the Sabah market especially in Kota Kinabalu. Informational susceptibility, normative susceptibility and value conscious not significantly influence attitude towards counterfeit or pirated product but discovered that personal gratification are the independent variables that negatively Significantly influence consumers' attitude towards counterfeit product. Attitude towards counterfeit product was also found significant in influencing purchase intention. This reinforces the mediator role of attitude in its relationship with purchase intentions. By having a better understanding of the consumers' behavioural intentions of buying counterfeit products, the manufacturers and marketers of the genuine brand products can make better marketing strategies to entice the consumer to buy the original product and not the counterfeit version. Theoretical contribution of this study is an extension of knowledge of consumers' attitude and purchase intention with regards to counterfeit or pirated products.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Sarinah Asli
author_facet Sarinah Asli
author_sort Sarinah Asli
title The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
title_short The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
title_full The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
title_fullStr The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
title_full_unstemmed The influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
title_sort influence of social and personality on attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit or pirated product
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department School of Business and Economics
publishDate 2010
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