Health motive and the purchase of organic food: A meta-analytic review

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 162-171

  Rana, Jyoti ^a   Paul, Justin ^b  

^a Shri Vishwakarma Skill University   (India)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer; influencing factors; organic food; purchase behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 85077875431     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12556     Document Type: Article

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