Conspicuous Confusion? A Critique of Veblen’s Theory of Conspicuous Consumption

Campbell, Colin

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83681-8_4

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“…It presents a four-step approach to forming impressions and evaluating brands. The first element includes Veblen's conspicuous consumption theory and impression formation theory (Campbell & Campbell, 2021), and describes how an encounter results in the construction of an overall image of the individual and the inference of traits such as wealth or social position. The second part teaches how to identify false statements.…”

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Trending copy culture of Bangladesh: Brand product perspective

Tanha,

Sabahel,

Amin

et al. 2023

Annals of Management and Organization Research

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Purpose: This study aims to reveal the copy culture of Bangladesh. Research methodology: Qualitative research was designed for this study, and an ethnographic approach was used for data collection along with in-depth interviews with copy brand users. The judgmental and snowball sampling methods were used in this study. Semi-structured questionnaires and mostly open-ended questions were designed based on the objectives of this study. Results: The findings were analyzed under three main themes: Copying Us or copying them, Consumer Subjectivity as individuals, and Fragmented Authenticity. Limitations: Due to financial and time constraints, this research focused only on the capital city of Dhaka. In the case of broader research, this study can be analyzed in other regions of the country, which will provide a wide range of information regarding copy-culture attitudes. Contribution: In Bangladesh, people follow foreign trends and famous people’s lifestyles through copy brands. This study defines how and why copying culture encourages people to purchase from the local market. The reason that allures customers to buy replicate products is the availability and affordable price of the product, which is at a time creatively designed likely to match the original version. Novelty: This study can help others to take decisions based on the findings on copy culture.

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Section: How Copy Is Taking Place In Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trending copy culture of Bangladesh: Brand product perspective

Tanha,

Sabahel,

Amin

et al. 2023

Annals of Management and Organization Research

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“…However, there are two dimensions of envy—malicious and benign—that might influence Gen Z consumers' desire to have the same or similar travel experiences at different levels. Moreover, envy relates to conspicuous consumption, another motivation for consumers' interactions with touristic activities (Belk, 2011; Campbell, 1995; Hammond, 1989; Zizzo, 2008). For instance, individuals' participation in touristic activities might rely on the desire to exhibit snobbish behaviors and conformity (Correia et al, 2016).…”

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Resolving the complexity in Gen Z's envy occurrence: A cross‐cultural perspective

Colmekcioglu

Dedeoğlu

Okumuş

2022

Psychology and Marketing

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Envy is an impactful emotion on consumer behaviors, yet envy is quite complex to be comprehended due to its two different forms (malicious and benign). Therefore, it is significant to find out the factors occurring envy to consume to understand the impact and consequences of envy. This empirical study improves our understanding of envy occurrence (malicious or benign) in Generation Z (Gen Z) consumers by comparing two countries (the United States and Mexico) as representing individualistic and collectivistic cultures. We apply complexity theory as a basis for the configurational model, which we test using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. We use three configurations-personality, attitudes, and attached importance to participants on social networking sites-to explore causal recipes leading to malicious and benign envy. The findings of this study highlight the differences in Gen Z consumers' envy occurrence regarding configurational factors. In addition to said factors, this research indicates that culture plays a significant role in Gen Z's envy occurrence, thus contributing to the current knowledge set.

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Conspicuous Confusion? A Critique of Veblen’s Theory of Conspicuous Consumption

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Trending copy culture of Bangladesh: Brand product perspective

Trending copy culture of Bangladesh: Brand product perspective

Resolving the complexity in Gen Z's envy occurrence: A cross‐cultural perspective

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