L9. to Save Face Or Follow My Heart: Salesperson’S Inquiries of In-Group Identity on Consumers’ Purchase
This research shows that the salience of in-group identity (e.g., a student of a prestigious school) leads to purchase due to enhanced self-presentation concern especially when customers sense the possibility of violating social norms. Our finding suggests that simple conversation between salespersons and consumers can change sales.
Citation:
Lingru Wei and Jooyoung Park (2018) ,"L9. to Save Face Or Follow My Heart: Salesperson’S Inquiries of In-Group Identity on Consumers’ Purchase", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46, eds. Andrew Gershoff, Robert Kozinets, and Tiffany White, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 933-933.
Authors
Lingru Wei, Tencent Holdings Limited
Jooyoung Park, Peking University
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 46 | 2018
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