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Motivation for buying branded items: a cross country application of Maslows hierarchy of needs in consumer decision making

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dc.contributor.author De Alwis, A.C.
dc.contributor.author Chovancova, M.
dc.contributor.author Asamoah, M.E.
dc.contributor.author Samarakoon, S.A.K.A.
dc.contributor.author Guo, Y.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-03-16T05:53:51Z
dc.date.available 2015-03-16T05:53:51Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier Human Resources Management en_US
dc.identifier.citation Journal of Scientific papers of the University of Pardubice [series d],Special Edition 2011,vol. xiv, no. 21 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1211-555X
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5735
dc.description.abstract The brand is a pledge to buyers about the quality and prestige of a product or service. The main objective of this study is to analyse the importance of branding in the decision making of buyers and to examine the motives that drive consumer decisions when buying branded items. The conceptual framework of this study groups the hierarchy of needs according to Maslow into two main motives. The motives are risk reduction and social demonstrance. In this study, the non-probability sampling method was used to select respondents from four different countries namely, the Czech Republic, China, Ghana and Sri Lanka and a semi-structured questionnaire was administered. A total of 979 valid responses from the respective countries were used in the analysis. Findings from the study are that, among the selected countries, brands play an important role in consumer buying behaviour and risk reduction, social demonstrance are motives that drive consumer purchases. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Motivation for buying branded items: a cross country application of Maslows hierarchy of needs in consumer decision making en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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