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ABSTRACT: Supplementary information
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11747-021-00814-x.
SUBMITTER: Malika M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507509 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Malika Malika M Maheswaran Durairaj D Jain Shailendra Pratap SP
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 20211012 2
Five studies examine how perceived financial constraints and abundance determine when consumers will engage in solitary or social purchases. When financially constrained, consumers prefer solitary (vs. social) purchases. We also identify self-construal as a moderator of how consumers spend their discretionary income. While independent consumers prefer solitary (vs. social) purchases, interdependent consumers prefer social (vs. solitary) purchases. Interestingly, when consumers have adequate disc ...[more]