Sezgin Acikalin, Ekrem Gul and Kazim Develioglu
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the notion that people consume goods and services not only to derive satisfaction from them, but also to publicize their social status…
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Purpose
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the notion that people consume goods and services not only to derive satisfaction from them, but also to publicize their social status and show off.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey questionnaire, based on a detailed literature review, is developed and applied to 691 university students at three state universities in Turkey.
Findings
The findings mainly indicate that one dimension of conspicuous consumption, namely prestige, is an influential variable on social (indirect) benefit of consumers. Another significant finding points out that conspicuous consumption expenditures are observed in all social strata.
Research limitations/implications
The sample consists of university students from three state universities in three cities of Turkey. A larger sample would increase the value of the paper. Despite this fact, the composition of the sample of students, who come from three state universities located in three cities and from all social strata, can be evaluated as a positive feature for the study.
Originality/value
The paper provides beneficial research implications for practitioners by postulating conspicuous consumption patterns of students, who form one of the biggest market segments for cellular phones. The study also employs a cause and effect approach to examine the conspicuous consumption approach, which aims to enhance the notions of Veblen's approach.
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Prospects for Turkey to end-2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244730
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Erdogan’s weakened position.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245856
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Aybegüm Güngördü Belbağ and Sedat Belbağ
Consumer skepticism hinders the growth of remanufactured products (RPs). Previous studies have explored factors influencing the intention to purchase RPs, overlooking consumer…
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Purpose
Consumer skepticism hinders the growth of remanufactured products (RPs). Previous studies have explored factors influencing the intention to purchase RPs, overlooking consumer resistance. This study aims to address this gap by integrating barriers, personal factors and outcome expectations – drawing on innovation resistance and social cognitive theories – from the perspective of higher education.
Design/methodology/approach
This study conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 34 undergraduates at higher education institutions in Türkiye, and analyzed the data with reflexive thematic analysis.
Findings
Findings reveal that barriers (value, risk and image), personal factors (product knowledge and self-efficacy) and outcome expectations (green benefits, like-new quality and financial benefits) affect intention to purchase RPs.
Originality/value
Although higher education boosts sustainability awareness, research on university students’ barriers and intentions to purchase RPs is scarce. Prior research has only addressed risk and value barriers, product knowledge and perceived green benefits. None examined image barriers, self-efficacy, financial benefits and like-new quality. This study fills this gap by addressing higher education’s role in overcoming adoption barriers and enhancing outcome expectations. It also explores personal factors like self-efficacy, an underexplored area, that can be enhanced through social persuasion and mastery experiences.
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This study aims to examine the association between corporate governance mechanism and firm performance measured by return on assets (ROA). The question is whether an effective…
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Purpose
This study aims to examine the association between corporate governance mechanism and firm performance measured by return on assets (ROA). The question is whether an effective corporate governance mechanism is able to increase the firm performance of Bursa and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Klang Valley, Malaysia. The main purpose of this study is the in-depth analysis of the corporate governance mechanism and construction industry Malaysia via Bursa and CIDB.
Design/methodology/approach
Following the primary and secondary data comparative approach, data are collected from 46 listed construction companies and 250 CIDB-registered SMEs for the financial year 2015. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation test are reported, and model estimation is performed using logistic regression.
Findings
The empirical outcome shows that the corporate governance mechanism is significant in case of the CIDB Malaysia-registered SMEs. While, it has insignificant impact on firm’s performance for Bursa Malaysia.
Practical implications
This paper offers evidence specifically for Bursa and CIDB Malaysia construction industry. It can also provide guidance to the board of directors for the subscription of shares under the corporate governance measures at Bursa Malaysia. The findings also suggest that CIDB should increase awareness regarding institutional investment to assist the securities market to develop further.
Originality/value
This study gives an indication about corporate governance, specifically for the CIDB-registered SMEs and Bursa Malaysia. It also discusses the matter of firm performance under the light of corporate governance.