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Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A
Volume 14 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2014
Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal
Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA)
Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X
Importance of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) and Spiritual Congruence
(SC) : Factors that May Contribute to Individual’s Attitude towards
Purchasing Decision in Halal Cosmetic
By Azreen Jihan Che Mohd Hashim & Rosidah Musa
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
Abstract- This paper reviews the articles on how importance does an individual’s spiritual intelligence
(SQ) and spiritual congruence (SC) affect individual’s attitude in making decision in purchasing product.
When the person lives in a way that blends spirituality into his daily life, it will reflect their attitudes and
behavior in making the best decision in his life and this allows its association with the rational cognitive
processes like goal achievement and problem solving. Meanwhile SC is to examine the degree of match
between how consumers actually see themselves in relation to product image. The paper examines the
academic literature on construct as well as presents SQ and SC as a causal factor in the formation of the
attitude and behaviors of the consumer. The phenomenon of SQ in the organization and workplace has
received enormous attention from other scholars. The construct of SQ in individual perspective and
developing measurement scale to explore the dimensionality of the concept has not been much explored.
While SC is to examine the degree of match between how consumers actually see themselves in relation
to Halal cosmetic product image. Thus, this study attempts to enrich the understanding the importance of
SQ from the Islamic and western perspective, and SC of individual’ attitude towards purchase Halal
cosmetic among female Muslim in Malaysia.
Keywords: attitude, spiritual intelligence, spiritual congruence, purchase, halal cosmetic.
GJHSS-A Classification : FOR Code: 170111, 170199
ImportanceofSpiritualintelligenceSQandSpiritualCongruenceSCFactorsthatMayContributetoIndividualsAttitudetowardsPurchasingDecisioninHalalCosmetic
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