An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of corporate social responsibility, social media marketing, sales promotion, store environment and perceived value on a purchase decision in the retail sector. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research methodology was used and...

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Main Author: Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Crowd Science
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Online Access:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/PRR-08-2017-0034
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description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of corporate social responsibility, social media marketing, sales promotion, store environment and perceived value on a purchase decision in the retail sector. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research methodology was used and the data were collected from 278 customers of retail stores in Malaysia. The collected data were analysed using SPSS 19 and structural equation modelling on AMOS. Findings – The findings showed that corporate social responsibility has significant positive effects on a purchase decision, whereas sales promotion has a negative effect on purchase decision. The outcomes of this study also indicated that store environment has a significant positive effect on consumers’ purchase decisions. Contrary to expectations, the findings revealed that the effect of social media marketing on purchase decision is insignificant. Finally, the results showed that perceived value has a significant positive effect on a purchase decision. Originality/value – The findings of this study contribute to an understanding of the importance of the selected factors in affecting a consumer’s purchase decision in the retail industry.
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spelling doaj.art-19bbf58b94af49c79d38a5496c7b4de12022-12-22T03:26:37ZengTsinghua University PressInternational Journal of Crowd Science2398-72942018-03-012172310.1108/PRR-08-2017-0034604667An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail marketJalal Rajeh Hanaysha0Faculty of Business and Management, DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia, Pekan, MalaysiaPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of corporate social responsibility, social media marketing, sales promotion, store environment and perceived value on a purchase decision in the retail sector. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research methodology was used and the data were collected from 278 customers of retail stores in Malaysia. The collected data were analysed using SPSS 19 and structural equation modelling on AMOS. Findings – The findings showed that corporate social responsibility has significant positive effects on a purchase decision, whereas sales promotion has a negative effect on purchase decision. The outcomes of this study also indicated that store environment has a significant positive effect on consumers’ purchase decisions. Contrary to expectations, the findings revealed that the effect of social media marketing on purchase decision is insignificant. Finally, the results showed that perceived value has a significant positive effect on a purchase decision. Originality/value – The findings of this study contribute to an understanding of the importance of the selected factors in affecting a consumer’s purchase decision in the retail industry.https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/PRR-08-2017-0034CSRPurchase decisionSales promotionPerceived valueSocial media marketingStore environment
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An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
International Journal of Crowd Science
CSR
Purchase decision
Sales promotion
Perceived value
Social media marketing
Store environment
title An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
title_full An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
title_fullStr An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
title_full_unstemmed An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
title_short An examination of the factors affecting consumer’s purchase decision in the Malaysian retail market
title_sort examination of the factors affecting consumer s purchase decision in the malaysian retail market
topic CSR
Purchase decision
Sales promotion
Perceived value
Social media marketing
Store environment
url https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/PRR-08-2017-0034
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