Religion is a topic that businesses often ignore, in spite of 70% of the world being religious. Many do not realize (or resist) the idea that religion is a key contributor to a consumer’s core values, which then contributes to consumption decisions, voting practices, reaction to pro social messages and public policy, as well as donating behavior.
The field of behavioral economics discusses how various social and cognitive factors influence economic decisions, which encompass consumer decision making, but doesn’t incorporate religion as an influence on economic decision making.
This book provides one of the first comprehensive investigations into the relationship between religion and behavioral economics. The basic premises of the major religious affiliations are reviewed, and the authors bring to life prior research on religion and behavioral economics with an emphasis on how this research can help practitioners to improve business practices.
About the author
Lynn R. Kahle is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Marketing at the University of Oregon. He has been President of the Consumer Behavior SIG in the American Marketing Association and of the Society for Consumer Psychology. He is a distinguished Fellow in the American Psychological Association and Association of Psychological Science. He was Editor-in-Chief of the 2022 APA Handbook of Consumer Psychology.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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