Exploring Gender Differences in Complaint Behavior of Millennial Consumers

Authors

  • Azmi Mat Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor
  • Norliza Saiful Bahry Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Studies, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nur Liana Kori Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Studies, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zarina Abdul Munir Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.1952

Keywords:

Millennials, complaint behavior, gender, sex-type

Abstract

Understanding and managing consumer's complaint behavior (CCB) is incredibly essential in the competitive business environment. This paper aims to investigate whether male and female millennial consumers differed in their complaint behavior and its aftermath. The study examines the moderation effect of gender on millennial's complaint behavior. The researchers distributed a total of 430 questionnaires to millennial consumers who have experienced a dissatisfaction episode within 12 months. The results show that gender was significantly associated with millennial's complaint behavior. These findings are generic across sex-type. This paper discusses the theoretical and managerial implications of the findings.

Keywords: Millennials; complaint behavior; gender; sex-type

eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.1952

Author Biography

Azmi Mat, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor

Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Studies

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2020-03-23

How to Cite

Mat, A., Saiful Bahry, N., Kori, N. L., & Abdul Munir, Z. (2020). Exploring Gender Differences in Complaint Behavior of Millennial Consumers. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(13), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.1952

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Commercial / Retail / Services Environment