Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation

This study discusses the influence of religion on customers’ attitudes and behaviors mainly through religiosity and religious affiliation as important religious factors can provide a further understanding to existing research models. The challenges and limitations of religiosity and religious affili...

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Main Authors: Abu-Alhaija, Ahmad Saif-Alddin, Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina, Hashim, Haslinda, Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJECM Pub UK 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73764/1/Religion%20in%20consumer%20behavior%20research%20the%20significance%20of%20religious%20commitment%20and%20religious%20affiliation.pdf
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author Abu-Alhaija, Ahmad Saif-Alddin
Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina
Hashim, Haslinda
Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
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description This study discusses the influence of religion on customers’ attitudes and behaviors mainly through religiosity and religious affiliation as important religious factors can provide a further understanding to existing research models. The challenges and limitations of religiosity and religious affiliation have also been deliberated. This study highlights the significance of describing and understanding the religious influences in terms of a specific religion as this procedure may assist in recognizing the real and deep influences of religion. It was advised that proper religious measurements be developed based on the research settings and goals. Researchers are directed to properly operationalize the religiosity construct in order to measure its influences consistently. The study concludes that researchers should integrate the religious influences (e.g. religiosity) into different models of customer’s attitudes and behaviors. This integration might help marketing practitioners in designing convenient strategies and tactics based on the significance of religion. The present paper serves as a basis of future researches on the religiosity significance and measurements.
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spelling upm.eprints-737642020-05-26T19:16:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73764/ Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation Abu-Alhaija, Ahmad Saif-Alddin Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina Hashim, Haslinda Jaharuddin, Nor Siah This study discusses the influence of religion on customers’ attitudes and behaviors mainly through religiosity and religious affiliation as important religious factors can provide a further understanding to existing research models. The challenges and limitations of religiosity and religious affiliation have also been deliberated. This study highlights the significance of describing and understanding the religious influences in terms of a specific religion as this procedure may assist in recognizing the real and deep influences of religion. It was advised that proper religious measurements be developed based on the research settings and goals. Researchers are directed to properly operationalize the religiosity construct in order to measure its influences consistently. The study concludes that researchers should integrate the religious influences (e.g. religiosity) into different models of customer’s attitudes and behaviors. This integration might help marketing practitioners in designing convenient strategies and tactics based on the significance of religion. The present paper serves as a basis of future researches on the religiosity significance and measurements. IJECM Pub UK 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73764/1/Religion%20in%20consumer%20behavior%20research%20the%20significance%20of%20religious%20commitment%20and%20religious%20affiliation.pdf Abu-Alhaija, Ahmad Saif-Alddin and Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina and Hashim, Haslinda and Jaharuddin, Nor Siah (2018) Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 6 (1). 245 - 258. ISSN ESSN: 2348-0386
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title Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
title_full Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
title_fullStr Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
title_full_unstemmed Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
title_short Religion in consumer behavior research: the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
title_sort religion in consumer behavior research the significance of religious commitment and religious affiliation
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