Aspirational consumption at the bottom of pyramid: A review of literature and future research directions

A Srivastava, S Mukherjee, C Jebarajakirthy - Journal of Business …, 2020 - Elsevier
Customers at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) desire to use the same products as affluent
consumers. Thus, BOP customers tend to participate in aspirational consumption. The …

Impact at the 'bottom of the pyramid': The role of social capital in capability development and community empowerment

S Ansari, K Munir, T Gregg - Journal of management studies, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
abstract Rooted in the notion of inclusive capitalism, the Bottom‐of‐the‐Pyramid (BoP)
approach argues for the simultaneous pursuit of profit and social welfare by creating markets …

Enhancing new product adoption at the base of the pyramid: A contextualized model

C Nakata, K Weidner - Journal of Product Innovation …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Companies are recognizing and pursuing the opportunity to serve the market known as the
base of the pyramid (BOP), ie, consumers who live in poverty in developing countries. The …

Harnessing innovation for change: Sustainability and poverty in developing countries

S Khavul, GD Bruton - Journal of management studies, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
abstract To date, a well‐developed business perspective on how to promote sustainability
for those in poverty is sorely lacking. For sustainability enhancing innovations in developing …

Integrated approach to understanding consumer behavior at bottom of pyramid

S Subrahmanyan… - Journal of Consumer …, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–It is estimated that the poorest of the world, termed as being economically at the
bottom of the pyramid (BoP), have a purchasing power of $5 trillion. This paper aims to study …

Subsistence entrepreneurship, value creation, and community exchange systems: A social capital explanation

M Viswanathan, R Echambadi… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
We study subsistence entrepreneurship, defined as entrepreneurial actions undertaken by
individuals living in poverty. Subsistence entrepreneurs are important elements of the global …

Understanding consumption and entrepreneurship in subsistence marketplaces

M Viswanathan, S Sridharan, R Ritchie - Journal of Business Research, 2010 - Elsevier
This article describes exploratory research on how consumers and small entrepreneurs
navigate subsistence marketplaces, with particular emphasis on social networks, a central …

Product Development for the BoP: Insights on Concept and Prototype Development from University‐Based Student Projects in I ndia

M Viswanathan, S Sridharan - Journal of Product Innovation …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, market‐based approaches have been proposed for the base of the pyramid
(BoP). However, the literature offers little theoretical or practical guidelines for innovative …

Marketing to subsistence consumers: Lessons from practice

KL Weidner, JA Rosa, M Viswanathan - Journal of Business Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Over 4billion people live in what is commonly referred to as the “bottom of the pyramid” or as
subsistence marketplaces. These individuals and families live in substandard housing, with …

Social media and the bottom of the pyramid: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

J Kumar, AV Tapar, S Bhattacharjee - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to present a systematic literature review (SLR) to understand the
current status of research on social media usage among the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) …