The Impact of the Internet on Change in Consumer Values in India: Internet and Values

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Author(s): Jiban Khuntia (University of Colorado, Denver, USA), Vicki Lane (University of Colorado, Denver, USA)and Madhavan Parthasarathy (University of Colorado, Denver, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 21
Source title: Novel Theories and Applications of Global Information Resource Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang (University of North Florida, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1786-4.ch008

Keywords: Information Resources Management / Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science

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Has the Internet impacted the core values of consumers, particularly in developing nations? Unlike one-way mass media vehicles such as television, the internet's two-way, interactive nature allows individuals to communicate in a high-involvement, border-free world via social media, blogs, online forums, and the like. This will result in the trading of values and ideas, and especially in the erosion of traditional value systems in developing nations. This chapter highlights the changes in values in India between 2004 and 2014, with a marked increase in Western individualistic values such as power and achievement, eroding traditional collective values such as universalism among Indian youth during this period. Since consumers buy products that reflect their values, these findings have profound implications for business management and marketing. Further, the general notion that the core values of a society are slow to change is refuted.

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