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Consumer decisions in the black market for stolen or counterfeit goods

Neil Horton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:03:29 +0000

Casola, L., Kemp, S., & Mackenzie, A. (2009). Consumer decisions in the black market for stolen or counterfeit goods. Journal of Economic Psychology, 30, 162-171.

Three studies investigated hypothetical consumer behaviour in buying stolen, pirated or counterfeit goods from the black market. Study 1 found that both students and members of the general public rated the [...]

Faking it: Personality and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods

Neil Horton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:59:31 +0000

Swami, V., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., & Furnham, A. (2009). Faking it: Personality and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 38, 820-825.

Counterfeiting is now widely regarded as a serious social, economic, and political issue. This study examined demographic, personality, and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods (WBCG) [...]

Strategies to detect and reduce counterfeiting activity

Neil Horton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:50:31 +0000

Berman, B. (2008). Strategies to detect and reduce counterfeiting activity. Business Horizons, 51, 191-199.

While at one time counterfeit products were largely restricted to watches, designer apparel, and movies, today counterfeiting is a major problem in such diverse product categories as pharmaceuticals, automotive parts, and computer software. There are four distinct types of counterfeits: knockoffs, counterfeits [...]

Information, quality and legal rules: Wine adulteration in nineteenth century France

Neil Horton — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:46:29 +0000

Stanziani, A. (2009). Information, quality and legal rules: Wine adulteration in nineteenth century France. Business History, 51, 268-291.

Nowadays global concerns are tightly linked to the way wine production and labelling have been regulated in France. This paper aims to provide an historical explanation of this peculiar regulation of the wine market in France. Our argument [...]

Counterfeit software in Thailand: Controlling supply in an embedded system

Neil Horton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:35:56 +0000

Blois, K., & Mandhachitara, R. (2002). Counterfeit software in Thailand: Controlling supply in an embedded system. Journal of Asian Business, 18.

The supply of counterfeited goods is large and growing worldwide, though the production and consumption of such items is particularly prevalent in Southeast Asia. Based on a survey this paper describes the supply and marketing [...]

A critique of legal measures of brand confusion

Neil Horton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:15:54 +0000

Mitchell, V. W., & Kearney, I. (2002). A critique of legal measures of brand confusion. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 11, 357-379.

As the number of imitator brands has risen, so too have legal actions for trademark infringement and passing off, because of consumer confusion, unfair misappropriation of brand owners’ intellectual property, and lost sales [...]

Non-price determinants of intention to purchase counterfeit goods: an exploratory study

Neil Horton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:14:54 +0000

Wee, C. H., Ta, S. J., & Cheok, K. H. (1995). Non-price determinants of intention to purchase counterfeit goods: an exploratory study. International Marketing Review, 12, 19-46.

Counterfeiting is a serious problem besetting an increasing number of industries. It affects not only products whose brand name is synonymous with its quality or flavour, but also products [...]

Profiling brand-piracy-prone consumers: an exploratory study in Hong Kong’s clothing industry

Neil Horton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:14:54 +0000

Phau, I., Prendergast, G., & Chuen, L. H. (2001). Profiling brand-piracy-prone consumers: an exploratory study in Hong Kong’s clothing industry. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 5, 45-55.

This research profiles consumers of pirated products, specifically pirated brands of clothing. Utilising a structured questionnaire and counter-biasing statements, results from face-to-face street-intercept interviews showed that low spenders [...]

Product counterfeiting, non-consensual acquisition of technology and new product development: An innovation perspective

Neil Horton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:13:54 +0000

Trott, P., & Hoecht, A. (2007). Product counterfeiting, non-consensual acquisition of technology and new product development: An innovation perspective. European Journal of Innovation Management, 10, 126-143.

Purpose – To examine the literature on counterfeit products and explore whether imitation and counterfeit product activities can actually facilitate the development of new products.Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the [...]

Devil wears (counterfeit) Prada: A study of antecedents and outcomes of attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands

Neil Horton — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:14:54 +0000

Phau, I., & Teah, M. (2009). Devil wears (counterfeit) Prada: A study of antecedents and outcomes of attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 26, 15-27.

Purpose – This paper sets out to examine how social and personality factors influence Chinese consumers’ attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands and how these two sets [...]