Integrating behavioural and branding perspectives to maximize green brand equity : a holistic approach
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Business Strategy and the Environment
Publication Date
5-1-2017
Volume
26
Issue
4
First Page
507
Last Page
520
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Keywords
consumer concern for environmental values, general attitudes towards green products, green brand equity, green brand image, green trust
Abstract
The aim of this study is to expand the existing understanding of green consumers' behaviour by proposing and testing an integrated conceptual model that explores the influence of consumers' personal concerns for the environment and general attitudes towards green products on brand-related knowledge structures (image and associations) and relationship preferences (trust and brand equity) for green brands. A questionnaire-based survey method was used to collect data using convenience sampling. One hundred and ninety-nine usable responses were obtained. A structural equation modelling procedure was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results confirmed that a positive relationship exists between consumer concern for environmental values and general attitudes towards green products. Both these constructs influence consumers' knowledge structure of a green brand (image and associations). Furthermore, a strong relationship exists between consumers' knowledge structure (image and associations) and their relational preference (trust and brand equity) with green brands. These findings are important for business strategy formulation by providing empirical support for the idea that a firm should invest its resources not only to project its environmentally friendly brands but also to build consumers' concern for environmental values and their attitude towards green products.
DOI
10.1002/bse.1933
Print ISSN
09644733
E-ISSN
10990836
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Butt, M. M., Mushtaq, S., Afzal, A., Khong, K. W., Ong, F. S., & Ng, P. F. (2017). Integrating behavioural and branding perspectives to maximize green brand equity: A holistic approach. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(4), 507-520. doi: 10.1002/bse.1933