To buy or not to buy: The roles of self-identity, attitudes, perceived behavioral control and norms in organic consumerism

Ecological Economics

Volumn 128, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-105

  Johe, Miles H ^a   Bhullar, Navjot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavioral intention; Identity; Norms; Organic consumerism; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MARKET CONDITIONS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84964825577     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.02.019     Document Type: Article

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