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Green Product Consumer Buyer Behavior in China
American Journal of Business Research (2011)
  • Howard W. Combs, San Jose State University
  • B. Zhu
  • S. Chipoopirutana
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to apply a structural equation model to investigate the impact of food safety concern, label, price-quality inference and consumers attitudes on consumers' purchase of green- labeled food in China. Questionnaires were distributed to randomly selected respondents who have purchased green-labeled food in Shanghai. A structural equation model was applied to analyze all hypotheses by using AMOS 17.0. The consumers' actual green purchase of green-labeled food was positively related with food safety concern (β=0.29, p<0.001), label (β=0.22, p<0.001) and attitude towards green-labeled products (β=0.16, p<0.01). In addition, food safety concern showed significant influence on label (β=0.45, p<0.001) and consumer attitudes (β=0.12, p<0.05). Price-quality inference was positively affected by label (β=0.11, p<0.05). Moreover, for consumers' attitudes variable, it is significantly affected by price-quality inference (β=0.19, p<0.001). However, a relationship between price-quality inference and consumers' actual green purchase of green-labeled food was not found. Recommendations are provided for improving the marketing of green labeled food products in China.
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Publication Date
May, 2011
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Citation Information
Howard W. Combs, B. Zhu and S. Chipoopirutana. "Green Product Consumer Buyer Behavior in China" American Journal of Business Research Vol. 4 Iss. 1 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/howard_combs/4/