TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This research aims to develop and test the traditionscapes framework in which consumers appropriate local traditions as a resource to foster cultural identity in emerging markets.Design/methodology/approach A multi-level research approach with qualitative (n = 38) and quantitative data (n = 600) was employed in the context of gaucho traditions in the southern part of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul state).Findings The findings indicate that traditionscapes operate in a fluid process that engenders local culture attachment into tradition value through the consumer identification process. Traditionscapes build a sense of local cultural attachment that functions as a source of social, cultural, and local identification. Findings also support our three-stage traditionscapes framework, emphasizing the identification process that depends on consumers' global culture resistance.Originality/value This research provides a novel viewpoint to the well-established relationship between tradition and globalization in consumption studies. We contribute to this debate by shifting the discussion to the fluid process of traditionscapes in which tradition value is engendered through consumer appropriation and identification with local traditions, even in a globalized context. Although recent research suggests that global culture can disrupt local traditions, traditionscapes operate as an extended perspective that coexists with other global cultural flows.
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
SN  - 1746-8809
DO  - 10.1108/IJOEM-04-2019-0270
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-04-2019-0270
AU  - Dalmoro Marlon
AU  - Costa Pinto Diego
AU  - Herter Márcia Maurer
AU  - Nique Walter
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Traditionscapes in emerging markets : How local tradition appropriation fosters cultural identity
T2  - International Journal of Emerging Markets
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1105
EP  - 1126
Y2  - 2024/05/07
ER  -