Explaining consumer purchase behavior for organic milk: Including trust and green self-identity within the theory of planned behavior

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 76, Issue , 2019, Pages 1-9

  Carfora, V ^a   Cavallo, C ^b   Caso, D ^b   Del Giudice, T ^b   De Devitiis, B ^c   Viscecchia, R ^c   Nardone, G ^c   Cicia, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumers behavior; Consumers intentions; Green food products; Self identity; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063547879     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.03.006     Document Type: Article

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