Subhajit Pahari, Debarun Chakraborty, Aruna Polisetty, Ganesh Dash, Mark Anthony Camilleri, Justin Zhang
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Abstract
To date, there are still limited studies that have devoted their attention to the customers' demand for natural food products. Notwithstanding, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no articles that integrate the theory of consumption values with the stimuli‐organism‐behavior‐consequence framework, to explore the intricate connections between consumption values, purchase intentions, and actual buying behaviors of natural food products. Primary data were gathered from 793 survey respondents, and a covariance‐based structural equations modeling approach was used to evaluate the robustness of the proposed model. The findings indicate that the various benefits of natural food products have a significant impact on how consumers perceive and approach these products. The results also suggest that consumer behaviors are greatly influenced by their environmental concerns and health considerations. Furthermore, they underline the significance of the consumers' incomes and education levels on the causal paths between attitudes, intentions to purchase, and actual purchase behaviors. This contribution advances a novel theoretical model that is empirically tested, as well as reasonable implications for industry practitioners.
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Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.