How the interplay between consumer motivations and values influences organic food identity and behavior

Food Policy

Volumn 74, Issue , 2018, Pages 39-52

  Hansen, Torben ^a   Sørensen, Maria Ingerslev ^b   Eriksen, Marie Louise Riewerts ^c  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b Mondelez International   (France)

^c Audience Director   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consumer organic food motivations; Organic food behavior; Organic food identity; Personal values

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD; MODELING; SURVEY;

DENMARK;

EID: 85034601859     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.11.003     Document Type: Article

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