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099 9 _aAIT Diss. no.SM-16-10
100 0 _aBurhanudin
245 1 0 _aSwitching mechanisms toward purchasing eco-friendlier products
260 _aPathum Thani, Thailand :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2016
300 _a155 leaves :
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490 1 _aDissertation ;
_vno. SM-16-10
502 _aThesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016
500 _aA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management, School of Management
520 _aConsumers are widely exposed to environmental problems. Capturing market opportunities can be achieved by understanding consumers{u2019} willingness to switch to eco-friendlier products. This study aims to investigate the switching mechanisms toward purchasing eco-friendlier products by proposing a model involving post purchase evaluation concerning the purchase process, purchased product, and the happiness leading to switching intention toward purchasing products. An experiment was conducted to test the model using 276 participants. The study found post-purchase evaluation concerning the purchased product and happiness, but not concerning the purchase process, which leads to switching intention. Specifically, this study found that participants evaluate purchased products by following the principle of loss aversion through perceiving that eco-friendlier products can also deliver prior product benefits. Loss aversion influences switching intention through the regret experienced from failure to purchase an eco-friendlier product. This study further found that participants evaluate happiness by focusing illusion through the heightened perception that their lives are highly dependent on the environment, and therefore, that environmental conditions influence their happiness. Focusing illusion influences switching intention through environmental concern. Hence, consumers exhibit switching intention toward purchasing eco-friendlier products as a means for releasing the regret experience and as a concern over the environment. The findings imply that effective communication to customers on how companies{u2019} products save the environment may encourage their customers to stay with the current companies{u2019} products. Further, the findings also imply that such effective communication may attract new target customers by switching to their products to better save the environment. Because this study focuses on testing the model of an environmental issue concerning water contamination, future research could deal with other environmental issues, such as global warming.
650 0 _aCounterfactuals (Logic)
650 0 _aConsumers
700 1 _aFerguson, David,
_eChairperson
700 1 _aBadir, Yuosre,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aSantoso, Djoen San,
_eExamination committee
710 2 _aDirectorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI) STIE Perbanas Surabaya, Indonesia,
_eScholarship Donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tDissertation ;
_vno. SM-16-10
856 _3Full-Text
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