Impact of socio-demographics on consumers’ attitude and purchase intention towards ‘eco-friendly’ products

Author(s):  
Sargam Bahl Walia ◽  
Harish Kumar ◽  
Naveen Negi

The objective of this study was to understand the impact of demographic and social variables on consumer attitudes and purchase intentions towards eco-friendly products. The research design used in the study is descriptive research. Primary data were collected from respondents in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, using a structured questionnaire. A total of 500 respondents were considered for the study. Secondary sources of information included various research publications, published newspapers, online and printed journals, magazines, websites and books. The study reveals a significant impact of demographic and social variables on consumer consumption of ‘green’ products. It explores the differences in attitude between ‘green’ and ‘non-green’ consumers regarding social and demographic dimensions.

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Shulov Shrestha

<p>The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of green marketing tools on product choice and how green initiatives influence purchase intention of consumers. The research also attempts to examine the relationship between age, income, education, and occupation with consumer purchase intention in association with green marketing tools. The study is descriptive in nature and focuses on hypothesis testing using structured questionnaire and interview. Structured questionnaire is used to collect primary data from a sample size of 120 respondents focusing on employed, self-employed, students and homemakers. These groups are assumed to represent green purchase in today’s society. However, opinions of marketing professionals have also been considered. The survey population represents the people who go for shopping; data have also been collected from the point of purchase. Green purchase intention was seen to be incremental considering the increase in the level of education of individuals. Green marketing tools i.e., environmental belief, green packaging, green branding, green advertisement, green labelling has been taken into account to observe its significance towards consumer purchase intention. Likert scale questions with five-scalerating were used to do the hypothesis testing. The questions included statements in conjunction with the measure of green marketing tool’s influence over consumer purchase intention. The research revealed that green marketing tools played a significant role in inducing a positive purchase intention towards green products. While there exists growing preference towards green products, price plays a major role in product purchase.</p><p>Journal of Business and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 37-57</p>


Author(s):  
Dr. Samir Dubey

Consumer Satisfaction is the measure of the degree that companies tend to match and surpass with relation to their expectations. Retail Industry is a consumer centric Industry with a direct connect with the consumers round the year in various segments like food, apparel, pharmacy, mobile telecom, jewellery and many more verticals. Big Bazaar was the first to turn the picture of Hypermarket India, which introduced and serviced all these segments under one roof. Innovations and Initiatives have been their differentiators. The paper attempts to assess and reveal the sales promotion tools and techniques of Big Bazaar. The study is based on descriptive research design with a structured questionnaire furnishing information regarding behavioural characteristic and demographic variables. A Primary research was conducted with 400 consumers visiting Big Bazaar, through specifically designed personal interview process and analyses the impact of these promotional tools on purchase intentions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karuna Krishna Gauns ◽  
Subhash Kizhakanveatil Bhaskaran Pillai ◽  
Kaustubh Kamat ◽  
Ruey Feng Chen ◽  
Ling-Chen Chang

Celebrities have been involved in endorsing various activities since the eighteenth century. This article focuses on five aspects: to examine the present status of literature available on the effect of celebrity endorsement on consumer buying behaviour; to identify whether there is any association between the three groups of consumers (supporters/neutral/opposers of celebrity endorsement); applying multi-logit analysis to identify the probability of a consumer in becoming a supporter/neutral/opposer of the celebrity endorsement based on demographic profiles of consumers; to examine the celebrity attributes likely to influence consumer purchase intentions; and, finally, to examine the perception of the Goan consumers about celebrity endorsements. Literature review revealed that no major studies have been carried out on the impact of celebrity endorsement on Goan consumers’ buying behaviour. Hence, a survey using structured questionnaire was administered among 200 consumers during June 2015 to April 2016, with a response rate of 86 per cent (received responses were 171). It was found that a significant association exists between celebrity supporters/neutral/opposers with respect to age, gender, occupation and income level, except in case of education and location. Consumers also find celebrity endorsements more attractive and influential as compared to non-celebrity endorsements. Moreover, the tested attributes show positive relationship with purchase intention, except in case of expertise and trustworthiness of celebrity. In general, it can be concluded that celebrity attributes do impact the purchase intention of consumers.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Faesol

Amir FaesolPT. Gawih Jaya - WismilakE-mail: [email protected] research aimed to analyse (1) the consumer attitudes to discounts and gifts,(2) whether consumerattitudes to discounts and gifts have effectiveness in influencing purchase intention, (3) whetherpurchase intentions influence on purchase decisions, (4) differences in attitudes effectiveness ofdirect influence attitudes towards buying decision (5) the direct influence of attitudes on purchasedecisions through intention. The samples were 152 respondents and selected by using purposivesampling technique. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires to consumers Lezat Magicseasoning. The primary data were consists of discount gift attitudes, purchase intentions and purchasedecisions. Partial Least Square was used as an analysis tool to answer the research objectives.The results showed that consumers preferred to have promotional gifts and they compared it withdiscounts. The discounts and gifts significantly influenced to purchase intention. Furthermore, purchaseintentions significantly influenced to purchase decisions. Moreover, it showed that the moreeffective influence of attitudes to discounts and gifts to purchase decision through intention thanwithout intention. It meant there was differences influential between attitude to discount and gifts tobuying decision with and without intention.Keywords: Attitudes to discounts and gifts, purchase intention and the purchase decision


Author(s):  
Adams Lukman JIMOH ◽  
Ismaila Bolarinwa KADIRI

A very few organizations believe that the employees of their organizations are the main assets which can lead them to success or failure. Unless and until the employees of these organizations are satisfied, motivated, encouraged, none of the organizations can progress or achieve success. This research was carried out with the objective of examining the impact of staff welfare on job commitment in Tuyil pharmaceutical company, Ilorin, Kwara State. Data for the study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. A descriptive research approach was used. The population for the study was 255 staff of Tuyil Pharmaceutical company. About 72 respondents which served as the study sample size was determined through Guilford formula. The study used structured questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed through the use of Least square regression. The result of the findings revealed that (r=.890, r2=.792, p= 0.5) meaning that staff welfare enhances job commitment. Therefore, the study concludes that employee welfare have significant impact on job commitment. The study recommends that management should put more attention on the welfare facilities that improve the job commitment so as to achieve improve employee satisfaction and commitment in the organization.


Green marketing refers to the process of selling goods or services based on environmental benefits. Green selling is very much significant for a number of reasons from eliminating extravagance and to educate all the consumers about maintaining the product or services eco-friendly. Objective of the studyis to identify the awareness of green marketing among retailers and to analyses the impact of green marketing on environment. This study is a quantitative type of research and it involves a descriptive research design. Quantitative research is obtained based on the structured questionnaire framed. Researcher has taken Primary Data through Questionnaire and Secondary Data through Journals, Magazines and Internet. Researcher Used Bar Diagram, Pie Diagram and Chi-Square Analysis for Interpretation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Shahzad Nasim ◽  

This study aims at finding the impact of landscaping variables such as interior design, decor and other atmospheric variables of shopping malls on the customers’ preferences and purchase intentions. The research is descriptive in nature and is conducted on the shopping malls of the Karachi; a metropolitan city of Pakistan. Data is gathered through interviews of the customers who visited shopping malls frequently. Semi structured questionnaire and content analysis of interviews is used for the analysis of the results. The findings of this study specify that variables like hygiene, aroma, lighting, and display/layout have significant impact on customers’ purchase intention; whereas temperature, music and color found to be insignificant variables.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Rotimi Williams Omotoye

Pentecostalism as a new wave of Christianity became more pronounced in 1970's and beyond in Nigeria. Since then scholars of Religion, History, Sociology and Political Science have shown keen interest in the study of the Churches known as Pentecostals because of the impact they have made on the society. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was established by Pastor Josiah Akindayomi in Lagos,Nigeria in 1952. After his demise, he was succeeded by Pastor Adeboye Adejare Enock. The problem of study of this research was an examination of the expansion of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to North America, Caribbean and Canada. The missionary activities of the church could be regarded as a reversed mission in the propagation of Christianity by Africans in the Diaspora. The methodology adopted was historical. The primary and secondary sources of information were also germane in the research. The findings of the research indicated that the Redeemed Christian Church of God was founded in North America by Immigrants from Nigeria. Pastor Adeboye Enock Adejare had much influence on the Church within and outside the country because of his charisma. The Church has become a place of refuge for many immigrants. They are also contributing to the economy of the United States of America. However, the members of the Church were faced with some challenges, such as security scrutiny by the security agencies. In conclusion, the RCCGNA was a denomination that had been accepted and embraced by Nigerians and African immigrants in the United States of America.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsher Singh ◽  
Ameet Sao

The retail sector is growing a faster pace in India due to demographic shift in population and growing middle class. It is an opportunity for both organized and unorganized sectors. The purpose of this article is to study the customer perception and shopping experience about organized and unorganized retailing with special reference to Delhi and NCR and find out whether the preferences for organized and unorganized retailing are dependent or independent demographic characteristics of consumers. The study has used the primary data collected from 200 respondents through survey method using structured questionnaire. Convenient sampling method was used during the


2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prodromos Chatzoglou ◽  
Dimitrios Chatzoudes

Purpose Nowadays, innovation appears as one of the main driving forces of organisational success. Despite the above fact, its impact on the propensity of an organisation to develop and sustain a competitive advantage has not yet received sufficient empirical investigation. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the existing empirical literature by focusing on the antecedents of innovation and its impact on competitive advantage. It proposes a newly developed conceptual framework that adopts a three-step approach, highlighting areas that have rarely been simultaneously examined before. Design/methodology/approach The examination of the proposed conceptual framework was performed with the use of a newly developed structured questionnaire that was distributed to a group of Greek manufacturing companies. The questionnaire has been successfully completed by chief executive officers (CEOs) from 189 different companies. CEOs were used as key respondents due to their knowledge and experience. The reliability and the validity of the questionnaire were thoroughly examined. Empirical data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. The study is empirical (based on primary data), explanatory (examines cause and effect relationships), deductive (tests research hypotheses) and quantitative (includes the analysis of quantitative data collected with the use of a structured questionnaire). Findings Results indicate that knowledge management, intellectual capital, organisational capabilities and organisational culture have significant direct and indirect effects on innovation, underlining the importance of their simultaneous enhancement. Finally, the positive effect of innovation on the creation of competitive advantages is empirically validated, bridging the gap in the relevant literature and offering avenues for additional future research. Originality/value The causal relationship between innovation and competitive advantage, despite its significant theoretical support, has not been empirically validated. The present paper aspires to bridge this gap, investigating the impact of innovation on the development of competitive advantages. Moreover, the present study adopts a multidimensional approach that has never been explored in the existing innovation literature, making the examination of the proposed conceptual framework an interesting research topic.


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