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Year 12/2021 
Volume 29 
Issue 4

Investigating the Antecedents of Purchase Intention Toward Local Dairy Products: An Empirical Study Based on the SOR Model

Nadjim Mkedder
Anadolu University

Mahmut Bakır
Samsun University

Abdelheq Lachachi
University of Tlemcen

12/2021 29 (4) Central European Management Journal

DOI 10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.62

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the antecedents of consumers’ purchase intention toward local dairy products. In doing so, this article delves into the relationships between perceived quality, perceived price, customer satisfaction, brand image, and customer purchase intention in the context of developing countries.

Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework, the research model was tested using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique with a questionnaire applied to 731 respondents from Saudi Arabia.

Findings: The results showed that perceived quality, consumer satisfaction, and brand image have a positive impact on purchase intention, whereas perceived price could not explain purchase intention. Moreover, consumer satisfaction and brand image appeared to significantly mediate the relationships in the research model.

Research limitations/implications: This article studies a specific country and local dairy consumption. One should be careful when generalizing the results to other food and country contexts.

Originality/value: This study investigates consumer purchase intention specifically toward local dairy products, which was a matter underexplored in the literature as opposed to studies on a variety of other local products. Moreover, the article contributes to an extension of the SOR framework onto the body of literature regarding local products.

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Mkedder, Nadjim and Bakır, Mahmut and Lachachi, Abdelheq. “Investigating The Antecedents Of Purchase Intention Toward Local Dairy Products: An Empirical Study Based On The Sor Model”. Central European Management Journal, Central European Management Journal, 29, no. 4 (2021): 124-148. doi:10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.62.