Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?

The paper investigates the applicability of theory of planned behavior (TPB) with special emphasis on measuring the direct and moderating effects of subjective norms 012 attitude, perceived behavioral control and buying intention in context of buying organic food.Structured questionnaires were rand...

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Main Authors: Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor, Hafeez, Muhammad Haroon, Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid, Rafiul Huque, Sheikh Mohammed
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17019/1/40.pdf
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author Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor
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description The paper investigates the applicability of theory of planned behavior (TPB) with special emphasis on measuring the direct and moderating effects of subjective norms 012 attitude, perceived behavioral control and buying intention in context of buying organic food.Structured questionnaires were randomly distributed among academic staffs and students of two universities in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.Structural Equation Modeling was employed to test the proposed model fit. Results of the study showed that subjective norms significantly moderate the relationship between attitudes and buying intention as well as between perceived behavior control and buying intention. Furthermore, subjective norms significantly influence attitude towards buying intention.The paper provides useful insights for the academics and marketers:Academics may further explore the role of subjective norms in order to have a better understanding of their effects on component of TPB.Whereas, marketers can target the opinion leaders and reference groups to increase the demand of organic food.
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spelling uum-170192017-02-01T03:06:53Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17019/ Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan? Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor Hafeez, Muhammad Haroon Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid Rafiul Huque, Sheikh Mohammed HF Commerce The paper investigates the applicability of theory of planned behavior (TPB) with special emphasis on measuring the direct and moderating effects of subjective norms 012 attitude, perceived behavioral control and buying intention in context of buying organic food.Structured questionnaires were randomly distributed among academic staffs and students of two universities in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.Structural Equation Modeling was employed to test the proposed model fit. Results of the study showed that subjective norms significantly moderate the relationship between attitudes and buying intention as well as between perceived behavior control and buying intention. Furthermore, subjective norms significantly influence attitude towards buying intention.The paper provides useful insights for the academics and marketers:Academics may further explore the role of subjective norms in order to have a better understanding of their effects on component of TPB.Whereas, marketers can target the opinion leaders and reference groups to increase the demand of organic food. 2014-06-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17019/1/40.pdf Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor and Hafeez, Muhammad Haroon and Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid and Rafiul Huque, Sheikh Mohammed (2014) Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan? In: 13th EBES Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 5-7, 2014. https://www.ebesweb.org/Conferences/13th-EBES-Conference-Istanbul.aspx
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title Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?
title_full Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?
title_fullStr Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?
title_full_unstemmed Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?
title_short Do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in Pakistan?
title_sort do subjective norms matter in organic food buying intentions in pakistan
topic HF Commerce
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