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Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2020) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Solomon M. (2020) Consumer Behaviour: Buying, Having, and Being, Global Edition, 13th
Edition Pearsons Chapter 8 E book Library
Schiffman, L. Wisenblit J. (2018) Consumer Behavior, Global Edition, 12/E Pearson Education
chapter 6 E book
Consumer insight Research
Please concentrate on quantitative methods - sampling Questionnaire design
Key Helpful Reading Either or
Wilson A. (2019) Marketing Research: Delivering customer Insight 4th Edition Red Globe press Chapter 6 , 7 & 8
Malhotra N. (2019) Marketing Research: Applied orientation 7 th Edition, Pearson E library book
Chapter 6, 10 11
Burns A. Bush R. (2017) Marketing Research, Global Edition, 8/E Pearson E library book Chapter 7, 8, 9
Learning Outcomes
Implications of definition
It is a frame of reference a mental state.
An attitude is how positive or negative, favourable unfavourable or pro or con a person feels
towards an object. (Evaluation of an object).
It is a learned predisposition to respond to an object and incorporates a readiness (motivation)
to respond to an object in a predetermined manner relevant to stimuli (perception).
It is based on subject-object relationship formed in relation to specific issues, groups.
WHAT ARE ATTITUDES?
More recent definitions of attitude have focused on the multidimensional factors of
attitudes. Consumers perceive an object as having many attributes and form
beliefs about each of these attributes.
Characteristics of attitudes:
Attitudes have an object - By definition they must have a focal point maybe
physical (Brand, Product, Internet site, Advertisement , retail outlet)
Attitudes have direction Degree of intensity - Favourable unfavourable
Attitudes are learned- Usually formed as a result of direct experience, word of
mouth, information acquired from others
Attitudes have consistency- They are consistent with the behaviour they reflect.
But not necessarily permanent
Attitude Formation
Attitude formation is divided into three areas
1.How attitudes are learned- Attitude formation is the result of learning e.g.
classical conditioning - Favourable brand name & association to other products
Ego - defence
Affect Attitude function
Value-expressive
function
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Activity
In pairs identify which attitude functions are being addressed by the following
products
Utilitarian Function The Ego-defence Function The knowledge function The value expressive
Attitude Hierarchies
The Tricomponent (ABC) attitude model
Cognitive Component
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Uni-dimensionalist model
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
e.g. Livescribe Echo
Smartpen
Attitude:
This Smartpen is a good product, and I like it
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Hierarchy of effects
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Attitude Hierarchies
The Standard Learning Hierarchy
Consumer approach decision as problem solving
process
source : https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/semantic-differential
Multi Attribute Model
ATTITUDES TOWARDS AN OBJECT
n
Where: Ao= ∑ biei Attitude score =5 biei=29
i=1 i=1
Ao = The attitude towards the object 0
bi = The strength of the belief that the object has attribute i
ei = The evaluation of attribute i
n = The number of salient beliefs about the object
Colgate attributes Belief about Colgate Evaluation of importance bi xei
bi ei
Cleans effectively +3 5 15
High price -2 1 -2
Trustworthy brand +1 5 5
Prevents cavities +3 3 9
Pump containers +2 1 2
Overall attitude 29
How can we think about attributes of a brand?
Immaculate Vegan
https://immaculatevegan.com/
Attributes
• Ethical
• Sustainable manufacturing
• Made out of non-animal leather
• Plant-Based Vegan Leathers
• Stylish
• high quality craftsman ship
• Well designed
• Offers women’s and men’s shoes
• Wide choice of vegan brands
• Ships to UK /Europe /AMERICA
Multi Attribute Model
ATTITUDES TOWARDS AN OBJECT
Beliefs about Immaculate
Vegan Salient Beliefs
• Ethical • Ethical
• Sustainable manufacturing • Made out of non-animal leather
•
• Made out of non-animal leather • Stylish
• Plant-Based Vegan Leathers • high quality craftsmanship
• Stylish Attitude
• Well designed
towards
• high quality craftsmanship • Offers women’s shoes Immaculat
e Vegan
• Well designed • offers men’s shoes
• Offers women’s and men’s shoes • Wide choice of vegan brands Relationship
between salient
• Wide choice of vegan brands Beliefs about an
objects and
• Ships to UK /Europe /AMERICA
attitude towards
the object
Multi Attribute Models
ATTITUDES TOWARDS AN OBJECT
Measuring attitude components: Need to be measured in order to develop marketing
strategy. (Semantic differential scale used )
Scale used to measure beliefs (bi) about each attribute
Ethical +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 -3 un ethical
Well designed +3 4
Past frequency- How many times in the past year did you try and buy car insurance
Beliefs- I beloved this type of car insurance will cover me for accents and will give me a
hired car
Evaluation of consequences –If I purchase this type of car insurance I will have peace of
mind
The process- Will the process of getting the insurance be time consuming and thus make
me feel frustrated
Subjective norms- My friends and family think I important to get this type of car insurance
Attitude and behaviour change
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
STRATEGIES FOR ATTITUDE CHANGE ATTITUDE CHANGE BASED
ON ATTITUDE FUNCTIONS
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
The main approaches to attitude theory
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Practitioner insight: Edward Langley, Head of Environment Research, Ipsos MORI
Szmign I. Piacentini M. (2018) Consumer Behaviour 2nd Edition Oxford Press Chapter 6
Compensatory and non-compensatory role of
attitudes in decision making & Evaluation
Phau, I., Teah, M. and Chuah, J. (2015), "Consumer attitudes towards luxury fashion apparel made in
sweatshops", Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 169-187.
Stacy H. N. Lee, Pui-Sze Chow (2020) Investigating consumer attitudes and intentions toward online fashion
renting retailing Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Volume 52, January 2020,
Chia-Lin Hsu, Chi-Ya Chang, Chutinart Yansri (2017) Exploring purchase intention of green skincare
products using the theory of planned behavior: Testing the moderating effects of country of origin
and price sensitive Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume 34, January 2017, Pages 145-
152
Helpful Journals illustrating attitude measurements & models
Paul J. Modi A. Patel A. (2016 ) Predicting green product consumption using theory of planned behavior and
reasoned action Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume 29, March 2016, Pages 123-134
Phau, I., Teah, M. and Chuah, J. (2015), "Consumer attitudes towards luxury fashion apparel made in
sweatshops", Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 169-187.
Hegner, S., Fenko, A. and Teravest, A. (2017), "Using the theory of planned behaviour to understand
brand love", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 26-41.
Moser, A. (2015), "Thinking green, buying green? Drivers of pro-environmental purchasing behavior", Journal of
Consumer Marketing, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 167-175.
Chaoualia W. Souidenb N. Ladhari R . (2017) Explaining adoption of mobile banking with the theory of trying,
general self-confidence, and cynicism Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume 35, March 2017, Pages
57-67
Helpful Journals illustrating attitude measurements & models
Tsung-Chi Liu & Chung-Yu Wang (2008) Factors affecting attitudes toward private labels
and promoted brands, Journal of Marketing Management, 24:3-4, 283-298, DOI:
10.1362/026725708X306103
Paul J. Modi A. Patel A. (2016 ) Predicting green product consumption using theory of planned behavior and
reasoned action Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume 29, March 2016, Pages 123-134
Phau, I., Teah, M. and Chuah, J. (2015), "Consumer attitudes towards luxury fashion apparel made in
sweatshops", Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 169-187.
Hegner, S., Fenko, A. and Teravest, A. (2017), "Using the theory of planned behaviour to understand
brand love", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 26-41.
Moser, A. (2015), "Thinking green, buying green? Drivers of pro-environmental purchasing behavior", Journal of
Consumer Marketing, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 167-175.
Chaoualia W. Souidenb N. Ladhari R . (2017) Explaining adoption of mobile banking with the theory of trying,
general self-confidence, and cynicism Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume 35, March 2017, Pages
57-67
Helpful Journals
Le Borgne, G., Sirieix, L. and Costa, S., 2018. Perceived probability of food waste: Influence on consumer
attitudes towards and choice of sales promotions. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 42, pp.11-21.
McCabe, S. and Branco Illodo, I., 2019. Thrilled to have “bagged a bargain” or “bitter” and “very frustrating”?
Exploring consumer attitudes to value and deals in tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 58(6), pp.945-960.
Yi, Y. and Yoo, J., 2011. The long‐term effects of sales promotions on brand attitude across monetary and
non‐monetary promotions. Psychology & Marketing, 28(9), pp.879-896.
Souiden, N., Chaouali, W. and Baccouche, M., 2019. Consumers’ attitude and adoption of location-based
coupons: The case of the retail fast food sector. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 47, pp.116-132.
McCabe, S. and Branco Illodo, I., 2019. Thrilled to have “bagged a bargain” or “bitter” and “very
frustrating”? Exploring consumer attitudes to value and deals in tourism. Journal of Travel
Research, 58(6), pp.945-960