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Country of Origin, Religiosity and Halal Awareness: A Case Study of Purchase Intention of Korean Food  

ASTUTI, Yuni (Postgraduate Program, Universitas Mercu Buana)
ASIH, Daru (Postgraduate Program, Universitas Mercu Buana)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.4, 2021 , pp. 413-421 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research empirically analyzed whether the foods which came from a non-Muslim majority country, such as South Korea, could play an important role in affecting the consumer intention in a predominantly Muslim country. Online survey methods were used to investigate the proposed hypothesis. 318 responses were used for further analysis. Forty-six reflective constructs were adapted from literature and designed by using a five-point Likert scale to facilitate measurement. Estimation models and structural models were examined through SEM-PLS analysis techniques using SmartPLS 3.0 application as the data processing tool. The results showed that religiosity and halal awareness had a positive and significant effect on attitude toward halal labels, including the mediating effect from consumer attitudes towards halal labels which had a positive but insignificant effect on purchase intention. Halal awareness plays an important role for Muslims in the decision-making process for purchasing food. In contrast to the initial hypothesis, the country of origin actually did not have a positive effect on attitudes towards the halal label. In a Muslim-majority country like Indonesia, findings halal food is not difficult, so this research basically is a reminder to marketers to follow those halal principles in implementing their marketing strategies.
Keywords
Country of Origin; Religiosity; Halal Awareness; Attitude towards Halal Label; Purchase Intention;
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