Executive Garment Rental Service—A Study on Consumers’ Preferences - Theoretical Economics Letters

TEL > Vol.9 No.2, February 2019

Executive Garment Rental Service—A Study on Consumers’ Preferences ()

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DOI: 10.4236/tel.2019.92024 771 Downloads 2,781 Views Citations

Author(s)

Vijayudu Gnanamkonda, Chakravarthi Koundinya, Purna P. Nandamuri

Affiliation(s)

ICFAI Business School, IFHE University, Hyderabad, India.

ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to find the market dynamics across executive garments rental service for men and to assess the importance of determinants of the growing consumer preferences for renting the garments for personal consumption. Methodology: Initially following a qualitative preliminary study and a review literature review, five factors are identified as feasible determinants of a preference for rental consumption. The determinants are examined through structured data analysis using multiple regression analysis and Cronbach’s alpha. Findings: The results found that the constructs “importance of possession, convenience, and experience orientation” were significant. Price and trend were insignificant. Originality: This research is contributing to a new area of sharing economy, which has been preferred by the modern younger generation. The empirical evaluationamong modern younger generation has proposed several determinants for garment rental preference.

KEYWORDS

Shared Economy, Rental Service, Non-Ownership, Garment Rental Service

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Gnanamkonda, V. , Koundinya, C. and Nandamuri, P. (2019) Executive Garment Rental Service—A Study on Consumers’ Preferences. Theoretical Economics Letters, 9, 327-335. doi: 10.4236/tel.2019.92024.

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