The Role of Spiritual Well-Being and Materialism in Determining Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs: An Empirical Study with Australian Consumers

Chowdhury, Rafi M. M. I.; Fernando, Marío

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1282-x

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“…The final sample is similar to the population (i.e., full membership of the engineering association) in both gender and age (17% women; 27% in the 50-59 age range), and thus non-response bias is not deemed to be a significant concern. We note that our response rate is similar to that of other recent business ethics studies that employ a web-based survey method (e.g., Chowdhury and Fernando, 2013;Jin, Drozdenko, and DeLoughy, 2013). Our model also accounts for a number of organizational and employee demographic characteristics in terms of control variables.…”

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Employer–Employee Congruence in Environmental Values: An Exploration of Effects on Job Satisfaction and Creativity

2014

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Employer–Employee Congruence in Environmental Values: An Exploration of Effects on Job Satisfaction and Creativity

2014

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“…Reflecting on prior research, possible common omitted antecedents of consumer ethical beliefs refer to individuals' values, i.e., political value motives (interest in power and influence) and social value motives (altruism and philanthropy) (Ford et al 2005). Another antecedent of consumer ethical beliefs for which stronger support has recently been found is materialism (Chowdhury and Fernando 2013). The paths which could be taken by future studies are proposed in the following.…”

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The Role of Moral Philosophies and Value Orientations in Consumer Ethics: a Post-Transitional European Country Perspective

Culiberg

2015

J Consum Policy

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The purpose of this paper is to broaden knowledge of the antecedents of consumer ethics and examine them in a novel setting. Thus, two complementary pairs of variables, i.e., moral philosophies (idealism and relativism) and value orientations (individualism and collectivism), are proposed as predictors of consumer ethical beliefs. The study was conducted in a post-transitional European country where consumer ethics has not been extensively explored. Using a survey method, data were collected through an on-line consumer panel. Structural equation modelling was employed for the data analysis. The findings confirm that idealism and collectivism influence beliefs regarding (1) actively benefiting from illegal actions, (2) passively benefiting, and (3) questionable, but legal actions. Relativism is a determinant of beliefs concerning (1) passively benefiting, (2) questionable, but legal actions, and (3) no harm/no foul actions. Individualism has an effect on two dimensions of consumer ethical beliefs: (1) passively benefiting and (2) questionable, but legal actions. The findings could help companies and public policymakers in addressing consumer ethics.Ethics violations have been found at the centre of some recent infamous corporate scandals (Soltani 2014) and, as a result, became front-page news. These issues have increased consumer disillusionment with unethical and, sometimes, clearly illegal business practices (Schlegelmilch 1996). However, a double standard seems to exist in consumer perceptions of the unethical behaviour of companies compared to the unethical behaviour of consumers.

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“…Extant research reveals mixed findings regarding the relationship between consumer materialism and ethical or charitable behavior (Arli and Tjiptono 2014;Lu and Lu 2010). For instance, some studies link materialism to unethical consumer behavior (Muncy and Eastman 1998;Chowdhury and Fernando 2013), and find a negative association between materialism and charitable contributions (O'Reilly et al 2012;Richins and Dawson 1992). Another study shows materialism maintains both a negative and positive association with charitable behavior (Mathur 2013).…”

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Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

Bock

Eastman

2016

J Bus Ethics

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The United States is one of the most charitable nations, yet comprises some of the most materialistic citizens in the world. Interestingly, little is known about how the consumer trait of materialism, as well as the opposing moral trait of gratitude, influences charitable giving. We address this gap in the literature by theorizing and empirically testing that the effects of these consumer traits on charitable behavior can be explained by diverse motivations. We discuss the theoretical implications, along with implications for charitable organizations, and offer suggestions for future research.

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The Role of Spiritual Well-Being and Materialism in Determining Consumers’ Ethical Beliefs: An Empirical Study with Australian Consumers

Cited by 78 publications

References 73 publications

Employer–Employee Congruence in Environmental Values: An Exploration of Effects on Job Satisfaction and Creativity

Employer–Employee Congruence in Environmental Values: An Exploration of Effects on Job Satisfaction and Creativity

The Role of Moral Philosophies and Value Orientations in Consumer Ethics: a Post-Transitional European Country Perspective

Encouraging Consumer Charitable Behavior: The Impact of Charitable Motivations, Gratitude, and Materialism

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