{"title":"Corona virus disease and green brand purchase intentions: Case of health supplements in-store purchase in Zimbabwe supermarkets","authors":"Sinothando Tshuma, Mercy Dube, Reason Masengu, Chenjerai Muchenje","doi":"10.26524/jms.13.4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The study sought to determine the new consumer purchase intentions on green branded health supplements products that emerged due the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 pandemic). The research aimed at assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on consumer green brand purchase intentions, effect of green perceived medicinal brand quality on consumer purchase intentions and the extent to which green brand positioning influence consumer purchase intentions on green health supplementsproducts.The quantitative research used a questionnaire to collect data from two hundred (200)participants. The data was analysed using SPPS version 16 statistical software.The research concluded that COVID-19 altered consumer buying intentions and there was a positive effect of green brand medicinal perceived quality on consumer purchase intentions. Furthermore, it was established that green brand positioning influenced consumer purchase intentions on green health supplements products.The study recommended that for organisations to enjoy competitive advantage they should maintain the quality of their green products through adopting new technologies.","PeriodicalId":37730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Management Information and Decision Science","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Management Information and Decision Science","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.26524/jms.13.4","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Decision Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The study sought to determine the new consumer purchase intentions on green branded health supplements products that emerged due the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 pandemic). The research aimed at assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on consumer green brand purchase intentions, effect of green perceived medicinal brand quality on consumer purchase intentions and the extent to which green brand positioning influence consumer purchase intentions on green health supplementsproducts.The quantitative research used a questionnaire to collect data from two hundred (200)participants. The data was analysed using SPPS version 16 statistical software.The research concluded that COVID-19 altered consumer buying intentions and there was a positive effect of green brand medicinal perceived quality on consumer purchase intentions. Furthermore, it was established that green brand positioning influenced consumer purchase intentions on green health supplements products.The study recommended that for organisations to enjoy competitive advantage they should maintain the quality of their green products through adopting new technologies.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences (JMIDS) is a reputed open access journal affiliated to Allied Business Academies. The journal focuses on disseminating the latest research in the field of management information system and its role in decision making, as well their relationships to cognate disciplines including Economics, Finance, Management, Management Science, Marketing, Statistics, Operations Research and Engineering. The journal adheres to stringent double blind peer review policy to maintain the publication quality.