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Vol. 56, No. 5 · May 2026
IJM Vol. 56
2026
Indian Journal of Marketing
Volume 56, Issue 5 · May 2026
ISSN 0973-8703
Articles 4
DOI Prefix 10.17010/ijm
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Table of Contents 4 ARTICLES
01 Original Article
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Effects of Familiarity and Fit on Virtual Human Emotions and Attitudes

Purpose: This study investigated consumers’ emotional responses to virtual humans and examined how these responses influenced attitudes toward virtual humans. Specifically, the study focused on the roles of familiarity and self-image congruence as antecedent factors affecting emotional responses. Methodology: A …

Keywords: virtual human, familiarity, self-image congruence, emotional responses, attitude
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Exploring Green Consumer Behavior Enablers in Digital Markets Through TISM and Fuzzy MICMAC

Purpose: There has been a transitional shift in the choice and consumption of consumers due to rising environmental awareness and digital marketing strategies. Green consumers prefer sustainable products that can be recycled and reused ; consume clean, renewable energy ; …

Keywords: green consumer behavior, digital markets, total interpretive structural modeling. JEL Classification Codes : M30, M31, Q01
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Purchase Drivers of Plant-Based Cosmetics in India : An Extended TPB Model

Purpose: The research investigated the role of natural product knowledge and peer influence on the purchase intentions of Indian consumers toward plant-based cosmetics and evaluated the moderating role of premium pricing and product availability on the intention–behavior relationship between purchase …

Keywords: plant-based cosmetics, sustainable consumption, purchase intention, consumer behavior, peer influence, emerging markets
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Consuming Tragedy : Reconceptualizing Dark Tourism Through Persistent Dissonance and Moral – Experiential Negotiation

Purpose: Current models underpinning dark tourism are insufficient to explain the paradoxical aspects of visitor experiences. This research note called for a re-conception of dark tourism as a process of negotiation of moral – experiential dissonance. Methods : This research …

Keywords: dark tourism, moral consumption, cognitive dissonance, experience economy, tourism behavior
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