Organizational legitimacy and retail store patronage

作者: Stephen J. Arnold , Jay Handelman , Douglas J. Tigert

DOI: 10.1016/0148-2963(95)00128-X

关键词: LogitAtlantaAdvertisingMarketingValue (ethics)Affect (psychology)EconomicsMeaning (linguistics)Survey data collectionImpact factorReputation

摘要: Abstract The objective of this study is to consider how symbolic acts, such as those emphasized by Wal-Mart, affect retail store choice. Acts with much meaning include support community charities, frontdoor greeters, and patriotic displays. In logit analyses survey data from low-priced department shoppers in the Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, Dallas/Fort Worth, Kingston, Canada markets, it was found that being identified having a strong reputation not only directly affected choice, but also moderated effect other determinant price, value, location attributes.

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