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Understanding the ethical legitimacy of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in Indonesia in the context of increased government regulation: a legitimacy-as-perception perspective
Tjandra, Nathalia Christiani; Garavan, Thomas N.; Aroean, Lukman; Prabandari, Yayi Suryo
Authors
Thomas N. Garavan
Lukman Aroean
Yayi Suryo Prabandari
Abstract
Purpose
The authors explore the metaphors people from Indonesia use to describe their propriety beliefs about the ethical legitimacy of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). This paper aims to understand why there is a consensus of propriety beliefs about the ethical legitimacy of TAPS in the face of increased government regulations and international criticism of such marketing practices.
Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from 71 study participants using both focus groups and in-depth photo-elicitation interviews.
Findings
The participants use three sets of metaphors to describe propriety beliefs. First, participants used metaphors that described the centrality of TAPS and smoking in Indonesian society. Second, they used metaphors that described TAPS regulations and regulators and third, they used metaphors that described the activities of tobacco firms. Participants’ photographs revealed strong collective validity of TAPS within Indonesia and strong propriety beliefs consensus.
Research limitations/implications
This study is one of the first to integrate legitimacy-as-perception theory and the ecological systems framework to gain a multilevel insight into the TAPS activities are perceived as legitimate and, therefore, not unethical.
Practical implications
The findings have important implications for tobacco control regulators who wish to curtail TAPS in a country where all levels of the ecological system reinforce their collective validity. Policy and regulative initiatives must, therefore, be used in a systemic way to change this collective validity.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is one of the first to use a legitimacy perspective to understand the ethical legitimacy of TAPS in marketing literature. It is also the first, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to use the three legitimacy-as-perception constructs: propriety beliefs, collective validity and consensus of propriety beliefs. The authors show that despite increased government regulations and international disapproval, TAPS continues to be considered ethically legitimate in Indonesia.
Citation
Tjandra, N. C., Garavan, T. N., Aroean, L., & Prabandari, Y. S. (2022). Understanding the ethical legitimacy of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in Indonesia in the context of increased government regulation: a legitimacy-as-perception perspective. European Journal of Marketing, 56(4), 1042-1064. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejm-06-2019-0512
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Apr 7, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022-04 |
Deposit Date | May 8, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | May 9, 2022 |
Journal | European Journal of Marketing |
Print ISSN | 0309-0566 |
Electronic ISSN | 0309-0566 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 56 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 1042-1064 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/ejm-06-2019-0512 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2870105 |
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