Volume 3 Issue 9 (September 2021) PP. 102-122
DOI 10.35631/AIJBES.39008
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ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
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THE ACCULTURATION TO GLOBAL CONSUMER CULTURE
TOWARDS PURCHASE DECISION OF SOUTH KOREAN
SKINCARE AND COSMETIC PRODUCT
Alya Indira Putri
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School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Email: alya_indira@sbm-itb@ac.id
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Corresponding Author
Article Info: Abstract:
Article history:
Received date: 10.06.2021
Revised date: 13.06.2021
Accepted date: 29.07.2021
Published date: 01.09.2021
To cite this document:
Putri, A. I. (2021). The Acculturation
to Global Consumer Culture towards
Purchase Decision of South Korean
Skincare and Cosmetic Product.
Advanced International Journal of
Business, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs, 3 (9), 102-122.
DOI: 10.35631/AIJBES.39008.
This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0
The development of the globalization era encourages the dissemination of
information and beauty trends from South Korea in Indonesia. To be accepted
by the Indonesian market, South Korean beauty companies need to consider
the acculturation aspects, because it is one of the primary determinant factors
of consumer purchase decisions in a foreign country product. The purpose of
this study is to analyze the effect of acculturation on global consumer culture
towards purchase decisions of South Korean skincare and cosmetic products,
identify the factors that influence the consumers’ purchase decision, and
develop marketing recommendations for South Korean beauty companies. To
validate the hypotheses from previous studies and answer the research
questions, a quantitative approach by the online survey was conducted by 250
respondents of women in Indonesia from generations x, y, and z who have
purchased South Korean skincare and cosmetic products by a minimum of past
six months, and PLS-SEM was used to analyze the relationship between the
variables. The findings indicate that acculturation influences customers’
purchase decisions towards South Korean skincare and cosmetic products
through several variables. It is found that cosmopolitanism has a significant
influence on global consumption orientation and perceived value. Similarly,
global mass exposure and self-identification with GCC have a significant
impact on materialism. Materialism then has a significant impact on perceived
value, which in turn has a significant influence on brand attitude. Brand
attitudes then have a significant influence on purchase intention, which in turn
has a significant influence on the purchase decision. The results suggested that
South Korean beauty companies should maintain product quality, emphasize
the products’ benefit and function, and enhance the advertising competitive
advantage. This study is expected to enhance marketers understanding of how