Understanding family responses to resource scarcity

Hosany, A R S and Hamilton, R. W. 2021. 'Understanding family responses to resource scarcity'. In: 52nd Annual Conference of the Association for Consumer Research (ACR 2021). Virtual, United States 8 - 30 October 2021. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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We extend resource scarcity theorisation to families, an important unit of consumption. Compared to individuals, family responses allow for more flexibility in adjusting consumption and resource investment. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we find scarcity-inducing life events prompt short-term adjustments in consumption and longer-term shifts in resource investment across family members.

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords	resource scarcity, family consumption, family decision-making, household production theory, resource substitution, resource investment
Departments, Centres and Research Units	Institute of Management Studies
Date Deposited	15 Mar 2024 11:31
Last Modified	15 Mar 2024 11:40