The role of consumer ethnocentrism on boycott behaviour: What if a domestic business behaves egregiously?


ÜLKER DEMİREL E., Yuruk-Kayapinar P., KAYAPINAR Ö.

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.354-368, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/cjas.1600
  • Dergi Adı: Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, PAIS International
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.354-368
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: boycott, egregious act, ethnocentrism, perceived egregiousness, PLS-SEM
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although there is an extensive body of literature on ethnocentrism and boycott behaviour toward foreign products, this study focuses on how consumer behaviours with ethnocentric tendencies are affected by a boycott movement caused by an egregious act committed by a domestic business. The results show that although consumers tend to boycott strongly, given the egregious acts of a domestic business, their boycott behaviour is largely eliminated by ethnocentric sentiments. Therefore, no matter how the extent of the egregious act, ethnocentric tendencies seem to cause consumers to lose their sensitivity toward that kind of behaviour and to change their consumption preferences accordingly.