Predicting intentions to purchase organic food: the moderating effects of organic food prices

British Food Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 183-199

  Liang, Rong Da ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude towards organic food; Organic food price; Organic label trust; Purchase intention; Relational embeddedness in a channel

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD PACKAGING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MARKET; MODEL; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRUST;

EID: 84949747394     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-06-2015-0215     Document Type: Article

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