Intra and inter-country comparative effects of symbolic motivations on luxury purchase intentions in emerging markets |
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Authors: | Paurav Shukla Veronica Rosendo-Rios |
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Institution: | 1. Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK;2. Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF), Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Emerging markets, and especially lower-tier cities within these markets, are seen as the future growth engines for luxury brands. However, extant literature on the drivers of luxury consumption has predominantly focused on Tier-1 cities. Grounded in the theory of network effects, this study offers first such intra and inter-country comparison of the symbolic motivations (i.e. snob, bandwagon and Veblen motivations) underpinning luxury purchases between and within Tier-1 and lower-tier cities in two prominent emerging markets, China and India. The findings offer first account of similarities and differences in consumer motivations that drive luxury consumption within and between these markets. While most luxury brands have ubiquitous strategies for emerging markets, the results will assist managers in developing distinctive brand strategies catering to the intra and inter-country differences. |
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Keywords: | Symbolic motivations Veblen Bandwagon Snob Luxury Emerging markets China India |
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