How perceived communication source and food value stimulate purchase intention of organic food: An examination of the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model

Title
How perceived communication source and food value stimulate purchase intention of organic food: An examination of the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model
Publication Date
2021-08-20
Author(s)
Sultan, Parves
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3856-4592
Email: msultan2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:msultan2
Wong, Ho Yin
Azam, Md Shah
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Place of publication
The Netherlands
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127807
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/74332
Abstract

This study aims to examine how marketing communication channels for organic food (MCOF) and perceived organic food values (OFV) stimulate organic food consumers’ behavioural intentions (BI) within the stimulus-organism-response (S–O-R) framework. The online survey resulted in 1011 responses, and data were statistically investigated, employing the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. Findings show that MCOF is a two-dimensional second-order construct, including controlled communication sources (CCS) and uncontrolled communication sources (UCS). Both MCOF and OFV have significant effects on utilitarian attitude (UA) and hedonic attitude (HA) that impact BI. Both UA and HA have partial mediational effects between OFV and BI and full mediational effects between MCOF and BI. Besides, gender differences are significant for MCOF→HA and OFV→HA paths in the model. Both researchers and practitioners alike could find the results and insights encouraging and valuable.

Link
Citation
Journal of Cleaner Production, v.312, p. 1-13
ISSN
1879-1786
0959-6526
Start page
1
End page
13

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