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What is Environmental Concern

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The worriedness about the quality of air, water and soil in the natural environment and the harmful effects of conventional farming being compared to organic farming.
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Consumer Perception of Purchasing Organic Foods: A Case Study of Online Consumer Behavior
Ernest K. S. Lim (Taylor's University, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9697-4.ch006
Abstract
The aim of this study is to identify the consumer perception of buying the organic foods online in Malaysia. Consumer perception is typically affected by the variables such as purchase intention, price, health consciousness, organic certification and labeling, consumer knowledge, availability, and environmental concern. This study attempts to identify the relationship and linearity between the dependent and independent variables. Survey questionnaire was targeted to 200 online consumers aged between 18 to 65 years old who buy organic foods. The results indicate a significant positive relationship between price, health consciousness, organic certification and labeling, consumer knowledge, availability, and environmental concern and the purchase of organic food. It shows that purchase intention is linearly related to price, health consciousness, availability, and environmental concern.
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The Impact of Environmental Concern on Consumers' Attitude and Intention Toward Electric Vehicles: The Role of Demographics
Environmental concern is an individual evaluation of environmental consequences of one’s own behavior.
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