Linking global consumer culture and ethnocentric consumerism to global citizenship: exploring the mediating effect of cultural intelligence

Abstract

Purpose

This article attempts to understand the impact of global consumer culture and ethnocentric consumerism on global citizenship by identifying the mediating effect of cultural intelligence.

Design/methodology/approach

The proposed structural equation model explains the relationship between global consumer culture, ethnocentric consumerism, and global citizenship. The empirical analysis involves an online survey targeted young people in Indonesia context.

Findings

The empirical evidence broadly supports the view that cultural intelligence strengthens the impact of global consumer culture and ethnocentric consumerism on global citizenship. There is a strong tendency in this study to suggest that global consumerism will not be able to contribute to global citizenship unless cultural intelligence provides as a mediating variable. However, the results do not support the mainstream literature, which suggests that ethnocentric consumerism harms global citizenship.

Originality/value

This study extends the discussion on achieving sustainable development by examining global citizenship leads to a better understanding of consumer culture theory.

Citation

Pratono, A.H. and Arli, D. (2020), "Linking global consumer culture and ethnocentric consumerism to global citizenship: exploring the mediating effect of cultural intelligence", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 40 No. 7/8, pp. 659-675. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-10-2019-0212