Consumers’ attitudes, green practices, demographic and social influences, and government policies: An empirical investigation of their relationships

Bishnu Sharma; David Gadenne

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Consumers’ attitudes, green practices, demographic and social influences, and government policies: An empirical investigation of their relationships

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Consumers’ attitudes, green practices, demographic and social influences, and government policies: An empirical investigation of their relationships

Bishnu Sharma and David Gadenne

Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, Vol.12(2), pp.22-36

2014

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Business and Management

consumer environmental attitudes

environmental practices

environmental policies

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify consumers' attitudes towards green purchases, their perceptions of social/community influences, government policies in promoting green practices, and green behaviours. Design/methodology/approach - The approach employed in this article was a survey and involved examination by factor analysis and determination of correlations. Findings - The study found that most respondents believe in green purchasing. The results also suggest that there is a positive significant association between consumers' attitudes towards green purchases and various types of green practices. Social influences also have positive significant associations with consumers' environmental habits, their willingness to contribute money and volunteer for the protection and improvement of environment.

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Title: Consumers’ attitudes, green practices, demographic and social influences, and government policies: An empirical investigation of their relationships
Authors: Bishnu Sharma (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
David Gadenne (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, Vol.12(2), pp.22-36
Publisher: Australian Business Education Research Association
Date published: 2014
ISSN: 1446-8719
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449047802621
Output Type: Journal article

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