Consumer behavior and purchase intention for organic food

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 412-422

  Paul, Justin ^a,c   Rana, Jyoti ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS   (Japan)

^b DAV Centenary College   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Buying behaviour; Consumer purchasing behaviour; Consumer satisfaction; Ecological awareness; India; Organic foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865390161     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363761211259223     Document Type: Article

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