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Does a Sustainable Orientation Affect Global Consumers' Relationships with International Online Brands?
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2739-4997
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3737-6055
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7837-8298
2023 (English)In: Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position: Ethical Challenges for International Firms / [ed] Pervez N. Ghauri, Ulf Elg, Sara Melén Hånell, Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023, p. 219-236Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter aims to shed light on the role that a sustainable orientation plays in strengthening the relationships between global consumers and online brands. Despite many previous studies about the importance of sustainability considerations for national consumers’ brand commitments and purchase intentions, there is a lack of empirical studies focussing on this relationship from a global consumer perspective. A pre-study (consisting of focus group discussions) and a widely distributed international survey with responses from 74 countries show mixed results. Whereas the results from the focus groups imply that a sustainable orientation influences both global consumers’ purchase intentions and brand commitments towards online brands, the survey results imply that global consumers’ sustainable orientations do not affect purchase intentions directly, even though they influence brand commitments. An implication of these results is that an international online brand’s possibility to portray a sustainable orientation plays an important role in strengthening the relationship with global consumers, especially regarding brand commitment.

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Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023. p. 219-236
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Economics and Business
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-65113DOI: 10.1108/s1876-066x20230000037012ISBN: 978-1-80455-252-0 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-65113DiVA, id: diva2:1820855
Available from: 2023-12-19 Created: 2023-12-19 Last updated: 2024-04-24Bibliographically approved
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1. Global Consumer Online Purchase Intention: A Relationship Approach
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2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, understanding global consumer online purchase intention is paramount for firms to thrive in international markets. This dissertation investigates the evolving relationships between buyers and sellers online, focusing on the online purchase intention of consumers labeled as "global consumers". The purpose of this dissertation is to provide insights into and broaden the knowledge of the global consumer online purchase intention. Employing a relationship marketing approach, this dissertation examines the effects of various cues and relational factors on global consumer online purchase intention. This dissertation is comprised of five papers, each contributing insight into the complexities of global consumer online purchase intention. Paper Ⅰ introduces a methodology for collecting large-scale, multinational data on global consumer online purchase intention. Papers Ⅱ–Ⅴ employ this methodology to investigate the impact of specific cues and relational factors on online purchase intention. Through a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, including focus group interviews, standardized surveys, and experiments, this dissertation reveals a nuanced interplay between cues, relational factors, and online purchase intention. The findings highlight the importance of building strong consumer-brand relationships, establishing credible product ratings, strategically aligning brand perceptions, and fostering trust in online retailers to enhance global consumer purchase intention. Thus, this dissertation contributes to relationship marketing research by offering a different perspective on online global consumers and demonstrating the applicability of a relationship approach in understanding online purchase intention on a global scale. The insights gained have significant practical implications, emphasizing the need for online retailers to prioritize relationship building, personalization, ethical practices, and positive online experiences to succeed in the competitive global marketplace.

Abstract [sv]

I dagens snabbt föränderliga digitala landskap är det avgörande för e-handelsföretag att förstå globala konsumenters online-köp för att de ska kunna lyckas på internationella marknader. Denna avhandling undersöker relationerna mellan köpare och säljare online, med särskilt fokus på köpintentioner online bland en grupp av konsumenter kallade "globala konsumenter". Avhandlingens syfte är att ge insikter och fördjupad kunskap om globala konsumenters online-köpintentioner. Genom en relationsmarknadsföringsansats undersöker avhandlingen effekterna av olika signaler och relationsfaktorer med avseende på globala konsumenters köpintentioner online. Avhandlingen består av fem artiklar, som alla bidrar med insikter i komplexiteten som omger globala konsumenters online-köp. Artikel I presenterar en metodik för att samla in storskaliga, multinationella data om globala konsumenters online-köpintentioner. De efterföljande artiklarna använder denna metodik för att analysera effekten av specifika signaler och relationsfaktorer på online-köpintentioner. Genom att använda en kombination av kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder, inklusive fokusgrupper, standardiserade enkäter och experiment, påvisar avhandlingen ett nyanserat samspel mellan signaler, relationsfaktorer och online-köpintentioner. Avhandlingens resultat understryker betydelsen för företag att bygga starka relationer med konsumenter, jobba på att etablera trovärdiga produktrecensioner, strategiskt anpassa varumärkesuppfattningar och främja förtroendet för deras online-försäljning för att kunna påverka globala konsumenters köpintentioner. Avhandlingen bidrar till relationsmarknadsföringsforskningen genom att erbjuda ett annorlunda perspektiv på globala online-konsumenters köpintentioner och genom att påvisa hur relationsansatser kan användas för att förstå online-köp på global nivå. Dessa insikter har praktiska konsekvenser för e-handelsföretag som uppmuntras att fokusera på relationsbyggande, personalisering, etiska metoder och positiva online-upplevelser för att lyckas på en konkurrensutsatt global marknad.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Mälardalens universitet, 2024
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Mälardalen University Press Dissertations, ISSN 1651-4238 ; 409
Keywords
Online purchase intention; Global consumers; Relationship marketing; E-commerce; Global markets
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Business Administration
Research subject
Business Administration
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urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-66492 (URN)978-91-7485-647-7 (ISBN)
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2024-06-11, Gamma, Mälardalens universitet, Västerås, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2024-04-24 Created: 2024-04-24 Last updated: 2024-05-21Bibliographically approved

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