Examines the determinants that influence consumers’ intention to buy environmentally friendly products. Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) provides the conceptual framework of the research and the appropriateness of the theory and is tested in two distinct market conditions (UK and Greece). Although the findings offer considerable support for the robustness of the TPB in explaining intention in both samples, there is some indication that the theory is more appropriate in well established markets that are characterised by clearly formulated behavioural patterns (i.e. the model fitting elements of the UK sample are superior to the corresponding ones obtained from the Greek sample). The results are consistent with previous research on moral behaviour.
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1 October 1999
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October 01 1999
Green marketing and Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour: a cross‐market examination
Stavros P. Kalafatis;
Stavros P. Kalafatis
Professor of Business Marketing, Kingston Business School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK
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Michael Pollard;
Michael Pollard
Researcher, Kingston Business School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK
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Robert East;
Robert East
Professor of Consumer Behaviour, Kingston Business School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK
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Markos H. Tsogas
Markos H. Tsogas
Lecturer, Kingston Business School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2052-1200
Print ISSN: 0736-3761
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Journal of Consumer Marketing (1999) 16 (5): 441–460.
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Kalafatis SP, Pollard M, East R, Tsogas MH (1999), "Green marketing and Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour: a cross‐market examination". Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 16 No. 5 pp. 441–460, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/07363769910289550
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