JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen
Vol 15, No 2 (2018): JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen

The Truth Behind The Decision of Consumers in Buying Counterfeit Cosmetics Product: A Qualitative Phenomenological Research

Risca Kurnia Sari (Department of Agribusiness, Agriculture Institute, Malang)
Achmad Soediro (Department of Accounting, Sriwijaya University, Palembang)
Fatchur Rochman (Department of Management, Brawijaya University, Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Aug 2018

Abstract

Research conducted is a type of qualitative phenomenological research that reveal and understand the meaning behind the phenomenon of the actions of individuals who perform various actions on the basis of their own perceptions as well as aspects of the background of the action. The number of informants in this study are six people. Sampling method of this study used purposive sampling with snowball sampling method. The findings shows that well recognized or reputable brand considered to be one of the reasons consumers choose to buy stimulation of brand POND’S. Marketing stimuli such as advertising on television, the product that suits consumer needs in affordable price can stimulate consumers buying decision. Low price of POND’S counterfeit product is the main considerations in encouraging buying decision. High consumer loyalty toward original POND’S brand made them decide to buy counterfeit POND’S without considering the authenticity and its side effect on consumer health. Reference groups that dominate consumer minds in buying the counterfeit POND’S product are workmate and store employees where the product is sold. Motivation in seeking new products and the high level of trust toward Unilever brand (POND’S) encourages consumers to buy counterfeit POND’S. Private sources (office colleagues) and commercial (TV advertisement) considered as main information sources for a consumer in buying POND’S and counterfeit POND’S counterfeit.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jema

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JEMA: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Akuntansi dan Manajemen (Scientific Journal of Accounting and Management) with registered number p-ISSN 1693-7864 and e-ISSN 2597-4017, is a peer reviewed journal published two times a year by Universitas Islam Malang. The aims of JEMA is to diseeminate the conceptual ...