Green marketing and Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour: a cross‐market examination
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Consumer Marketing
- Vol. 16 (5) , 441-460
- https://doi.org/10.1108/07363769910289550
Abstract
Examines the determinants that influence consumers’ intention to buy environmentally friendly products. Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) provides the conceptual framework of the research and the appropriateness of the theory and is tested in two distinct market conditions (UK and Greece). Although the findings offer considerable support for the robustness of the TPB in explaining intention in both samples, there is some indication that the theory is more appropriate in well established markets that are characterised by clearly formulated behavioural patterns (i.e. the model fitting elements of the UK sample are superior to the corresponding ones obtained from the Greek sample). The results are consistent with previous research on moral behaviour.Keywords
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