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Intention to choose Halal products: the role of religiosity
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In this article, the authors investigated the role of Muslim attitude towards Halal products, their subjective norms and religiosity in predicting intention to choose Halal product and found that Muslims living in multi-religious societies are more conscious about the permissibility (Halal) of products and thus the majority of Halal research in the non-financial sector was conducted in multirational societies.Abstract:
Purpose – Muslims living in multi-religious societies are considered more conscious about the permissibility (Halal) of products and thus the majority of Halal research in the non-financial sector was conducted in multi-ethnic societies. Nonetheless, the global trade is changing the way we perceive the origin of products and brands and their permissibility under Islamic Sharia laws. This apparently has serious implications for international companies operating in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of Muslim attitude towards Halal products, their subjective norms and religiosity in predicting intention to choose Halal products. Design/methodology/approach – A structured question was designed to elicit consumer attitude, subjective norms, intention to choose Halal products and degree of inter and intra personal religiosity. Data were collected from 180 adult respondents using a convenience sampling method. Only 150 responses were deemed suitable...read more
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Consumers and Halal cosmetic products: knowledge, religiosity, attitude and intention
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of knowledge and religiosity on attitudes towards Halal cosmetics products, as well as the effect of those attitudes on the intention to buy the Halal cosmetic products, were investigated.
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Factors affecting Halal purchase intention – evidence from Pakistan’s Halal food sector
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and determine the connection of various antecedents from educational literary works with Halal purchase intention and investigate which antecedent, among all antecedences, have the highest possible participation toward the development of Halal food purchase intention.
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Halal food, certification and halal tourism: insights from Malaysia and Singapore.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss issues of halal food and its role in halal tourism with specific reference to Malaysia and Singapore which have majority and minority Muslim populations respectively, revealing a shared interest as well as some differences related to wider circumstances.
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Assessing knowledge and religiosity on consumer behavior towards halal food and cosmetic products
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between knowledge and religiosity on attitude towards Halal food and cosmetic products was investigated and the existence of significant difference between consumers' attitude toward Halal cosmetic and Halal foods were investigated.
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Religiosity and consumer behavior: a summarizing review
TL;DR: In this paper, a summarizing review on religiosity and consumer behavior is presented, concluding that religiosity influences consumer outcomes like materialism, intolerantness, and materialism.
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