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Consumer loyalty in South Asia: A double edged sword?

Azmat, Fara and Samaratunge, Ramanie 2010, Consumer loyalty in South Asia: A double edged sword?, in Proceedings of Annual London Business Research Conference, World Business Institute, Melbourne, Vic., pp. 1-12.

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Title Consumer loyalty in South Asia: A double edged sword?
Author(s) Azmat, Fara
Samaratunge, Ramanie
Conference name The Annual London Business Research Conference (2010 : London, England)
Conference location London, England
Conference dates 12-14 July 2010
Title of proceedings Proceedings of Annual London Business Research Conference
Editor(s) [Unknown]
Publication date 2010
Conference series London Business Research Conference
Start page 1
End page 12
Total pages 13
Publisher World Business Institute
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Summary Within the growing literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries, almost no attention has been paid to the link between consumer awareness about their rights, adoption of socially responsible (SR) practices by small scale individual entrepreneurs (SIEs) and how these impact on consumer loyalty in a developing country context thus leaving a significant knowledge gap. This paper builds on the work of Azmat and Samaratunge (2009) on SIEs to address this gap in literature in the context of South Asia. South Asia as a region is growing rapidly and is moving to become a new powerhouse of economic development, yet the responsible business practices of SIEs who form a significant proportion of businesses operating in this region remain severely under-researched. We draw upon the existing literature to develop a comprehensive framework which presents a set of propositions specifying the relationship between consumer awareness, socially responsible business practices adopted by SIEs and consumer loyalty. The framework offers insight into understanding consumer loyalty in the context of developing countries.
Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
ISBN 9780980455703
Language eng
Field of Research 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
HERDC collection year 2010
Copyright notice ©2010, World Business Institute
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029934

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