ISBN:
9781351256919
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (110 pages).
Series Statement:
Routledge Focus on Business and Management Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.3
Keywords:
Consumers
;
Consumers
;
Consumer behavior
;
Consumption (Economics) Social aspects
;
Materialism
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Rising Consumer Materialism- Front Cover -- Rising Consumer Materialism -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Why materialism research is important -- 1.2 Significance of materialism trap research for academia -- 1.3 Introduction to the main concepts -- 1.4 What this book will achieve -- Chapter 2: Knowing there is a trap at hand -- 2.1 How do we know there is a trap? -- 2.2 Systematic literature review -- 2.3 Theory-building process -- Chapter 3: You may not know but you are already trapped! -- 3.1 Materialism - an intensifying consumer value -- 3.2 Materialism as an approach to gaining happiness -- 3.3 Materialism as forerunner of loneliness -- Chapter 4: The beginning of the materialism-loneliness-happiness (MLH) trap -- 4.1 Understanding the MLH trap -- 4.2 Breaking away from the trap -- Chapter 5: Integration of the MLH trap with other aspects of consumer behaviour -- 5.1 Prior efforts to curb materialism -- 5.2 Establishing a multi-dimensional framework for curbing materialism -- Chapter 6: Socio-psychological theory of the MLH trap -- 6.1 Why the MLH trap exists -- 6.2 Socio-psychological theory of the materialism trap -- 6.3 Impact of socio-psychological factors on materialism -- 6.4 Impact of socio-psychological factors on loneliness -- 6.5 Impact of socio-psychological factors on happiness -- 6.6 Contingency factors for the M-L relationship -- 6.7 Contingency factors for the L-H relationship -- 6.8 Summary -- Chapter 7: Discussion and conclusion -- 7.1 Discussion on integration -- 7.2. Contributions and implications -- 7.3 Limitations and directions -- 7.4 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.
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