Is it really worthwhile for a brand to eliminate overpackaging? New insights from context effects

Elisa Monnot (), Fanny Reniou (), Béatrice Parguel () and Leila Elgaaied-Gambier ()
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Elisa Monnot: UCP - Université de Cergy Pontoise - Université Paris-Seine, THEMA - Théorie économique, modélisation et applications - UCP - Université de Cergy Pontoise - Université Paris-Seine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Fanny Reniou: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Béatrice Parguel: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Leila Elgaaied-Gambier: UCP - Université de Cergy Pontoise - Université Paris-Seine, THEMA - Théorie économique, modélisation et applications - UCP - Université de Cergy Pontoise - Université Paris-Seine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Comparing an overpackaged product with a non-overpackaged product, experiments have shown that eliminating overpackaging may have an influence on brand image, consumers' attitude and purchase intention. However, these experiments did not consider the potential effects of competitors' strategies in terms of overpackaging when evaluating the impact of a target brand decision to eliminate overpackaging. In the present paper, we draw on context effects and attribution theories to consider that the influence of overpackaging elimination on consumers' response may depend on the absence vs. presence of overpackaging on the competing product. An experiment was conducted on 218 consumers. It demonstrates that overpackaging elimination will only be interrogated and attributed to low quality (1) when non-overpackaged products cohabit with overpackaged ones in the store shelves and (2) by non-environmentally concerned consumers. These results bear interesting recommendations for public policy makers and for CSR sensitive companies.

Keywords: Consumer behavior; Overpackaging; Context effects; Attribution theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07-19
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Published in 19ème Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress, Jul 2016, Paris, France

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