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Tourist souvenirs are a typical example of special possessions that may convey deep meanings to consumers' life. Prior studies assume that consumers have enduring and stable relationships with such possessions resulting from their role in identity construction. They tend to neglect the influence of passing time and moving spaces and fail to provide a network perspective, predominantly focusing on the consumer-possession's dyad. This research aims to bring a holistic and dynamic perspective to the relationships between consumers and their special possessions, referring to Hodder's concepts of entanglement (dependence) and entrapment (dependency). In a naturalistic interpretive perspective, we examine the three stages of the consumption cycle, namely acquisition, consumption, and disposal. The findings suggest that consumers may not only develop enduring relationships with their tourist possessions but also liquid ones, depending on whether they are in entangled or entrapped situations. Relationships are 'liquid' in the sense that they are temporary, more detached, and less special.
| langue | Anglais |
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| Pages | 94-109 |
| Nombre de pages | 16 |
| journal | Journal of Business Research |
| Volume | 69 |
| Numéro | 1 |
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| état | Publié - 2016 |
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"God, I have so many ashtrays!" Dependences and dependencies in consumer-possession relationships. / Masset, Julie; Decrop, Alain.
Dans: Journal of Business Research, Vol 69, Numéro 1, 2016, p. 94-109.Résultats de recherche: Contribution à un journal/une revue › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - "God, I have so many ashtrays!" Dependences and dependencies in consumer-possession relationships
AU - Masset,Julie
AU - Decrop,Alain
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Tourist souvenirs are a typical example of special possessions that may convey deep meanings to consumers' life. Prior studies assume that consumers have enduring and stable relationships with such possessions resulting from their role in identity construction. They tend to neglect the influence of passing time and moving spaces and fail to provide a network perspective, predominantly focusing on the consumer-possession's dyad. This research aims to bring a holistic and dynamic perspective to the relationships between consumers and their special possessions, referring to Hodder's concepts of entanglement (dependence) and entrapment (dependency). In a naturalistic interpretive perspective, we examine the three stages of the consumption cycle, namely acquisition, consumption, and disposal. The findings suggest that consumers may not only develop enduring relationships with their tourist possessions but also liquid ones, depending on whether they are in entangled or entrapped situations. Relationships are 'liquid' in the sense that they are temporary, more detached, and less special.
AB - Tourist souvenirs are a typical example of special possessions that may convey deep meanings to consumers' life. Prior studies assume that consumers have enduring and stable relationships with such possessions resulting from their role in identity construction. They tend to neglect the influence of passing time and moving spaces and fail to provide a network perspective, predominantly focusing on the consumer-possession's dyad. This research aims to bring a holistic and dynamic perspective to the relationships between consumers and their special possessions, referring to Hodder's concepts of entanglement (dependence) and entrapment (dependency). In a naturalistic interpretive perspective, we examine the three stages of the consumption cycle, namely acquisition, consumption, and disposal. The findings suggest that consumers may not only develop enduring relationships with their tourist possessions but also liquid ones, depending on whether they are in entangled or entrapped situations. Relationships are 'liquid' in the sense that they are temporary, more detached, and less special.
KW - Consumer culture theory
KW - Entanglement theory
KW - Liquid relationships
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Special possessions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.07.024
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.07.024
M3 - Article
VL - 69
SP - 94
EP - 109
JO - Journal of Business Research
T2 - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
SN - 0148-2963
IS - 1
ER -