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- Title
Shame on You: When Materialism Leads to Purchase Intentions Toward Counterfeit Products.
- Authors
Davidson, Alexander; Nepomuceno, Marcelo Vinhal; Laroche, Michel
- Abstract
In recent years, counterfeiting has grown exponentially and has now become a grave economic problem. The acquisition of counterfeits poses an ethical dilemma as it benefits the buyer and illegal seller at the cost of the legitimate producer and with fewer taxes being paid throughout the supply chain. Previous research reveals inconsistent and sometimes inconclusive findings regarding whether materialism is associated, positively or negatively, with intentions to purchase counterfeits. The current research seeks to resolve these inconsistencies by investigating previously ignored interactions between three variables: risk of embarrassment, counterfeit detectability and product conspicuousness. First, risk of embarrassment mediates the relationship between materialism and counterfeit purchase intentions. Specifically, materialism negatively predicts counterfeit purchase intentions as mediated by risk of embarrassment. Second, this relationship only holds when the counterfeit can be easily detected. When it is not easily detected, materialism instead leads to positive purchase intentions. Third, these positive effects can be offset when the product is not highly visible. This research has important implications for marketers, manufacturers and academics and contributes to better understanding the antecedents of counterfeit purchases.
- Subjects
MATERIALISM; PRODUCT counterfeiting laws; ACT psychology; CONSUMPTION (Economics); PURCHASING contracts; EMBARRASSMENT; LEGAL status of counterfeiters; CONSPICUOUS consumption
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 2019, Vol 155, Issue 2, p479
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10551-017-3479-5