scholarly journals Consumer Attitudes to Organic Foods. A Spanish Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 755
Author(s):  
Mónica Díaz Donate ◽  
Rodolfo Bernabéu Cañete
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Method ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
La Mancha

The purpose of the present study is to determine the various factors that influence attitudes towards the purchase of organic food. The methodology consisted in a survey of 463 consumers in the Castilla-La Mancha Region who purchased food items for their homes. A multivariate data analysis was carried out by means of Structural Equation Models (SEM), computed with the maximum likelihood method. Attitudes toward the purchase of organic foods are directly related to consumer lifestyle and are influenced by consumers’ attitude towards the environment as well. In this sense, lifestyle and environmental attitudes have a positive influence on the purchase of organic food.

scholarly journals Strategi Promosi, Diferensiasi dan Keputusan Pembelian pada Kepuasan Pelanggan

The Winners ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Masruroh Masruroh ◽  
Winda Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Services Industry

Today every goods and services industry always tries to develop their comparative and competitive ability. Therefore the company no longer only think of profits but start to pay attention to other potential sectors that is able to sustain or increase revenue hence the customers interests becomes a major concern. The case study in this research is Promotion and Differentiation Strategy, on customer of PT Indomobil Trada National - Nissan Kelapa Gading. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the Promotion and Differentiation Strategies of Buying Decision and Its Impact on Customer Satisfaction. The method used in this study is Path Analysis. This research produces the structural equation Y = 0.375 X1 + 0.560 X2 + 0.42 ε1 where R2 = 82.1% and Z = 0.381 X1 + 0.524 Y + 0.48 ε2 where R2 = 76.4%. Promotion and Differentiation Strategies is effective in providing a positive influence towards Buying Decision, as well as Promotion Strategy and Buying Decision which has positive influence towards Customer Satisfaction, but Differentiation does not significantly influence Customer Satisfaction, so we recommend PT Indomobil National Trada - Nissan Kelapa Gading further enhance the existing Promotion Strategy to enhance influence in inducing Customer Satisfaction.

Organic food consumers in Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Matthew H. T. Yap
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Innovation Diffusion Theory

Asian organic foods consumers’ behaviour is worth investigating to sustain the continuous growth of organic foods consumption. Hence, Fiona has the ambition to employ the innovation diffusion theory to profile and understand organic foods consumers in Hong Kong in her research proposal. The process of writing an acceptable research proposal is challenging, tedious and time consuming as depicted in Fiona’s experience. Hence, this case study provides the opportunity for educators, students, and organic foods sellers and retailers to discuss and address Fiona’s challenges.

The Impact of Inertia as Mediator and Antecedent on Consumer Loyalty and Continuance Intention

2018 ◽  
pp. 960-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Louis Amoroso ◽  
Pajaree Ackaradejruangsri ◽  
Ricardo A. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Consumer Loyalty ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
The Impact

This study builds on existing loyalty literature and theories, and extends to include consumer attitudes impact on continuous intention and loyalty based on relationship marketing and information systems. Three structural equation models built from a survey of 458 mobile Thai consumers revealed that inertia was the strongest factor among all constructs in predicting consumer loyalty and continuance intention, either as mediator or antecedent. Support was found for all of the hypothesized relationships for consumers using mobile wallet apps, except for the path between loyalty and continuance intention. Though the direct effects of consumer attitudes were more or less constant, satisfaction became insignificant when inertia acted as a mediator. As an antecedent to both consumer attitudes and satisfaction, inertia significantly increased the explanatory power of continuance intention and loyalty. This study provides new insights into factors that influence loyalty and continuance intention in the context of mobile wallet applications.

Trust factors for organic foods: consumer buying behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 414-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung Hung Lee ◽  
Chung-Jen Fu ◽  
Yin Yuan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Trust Factors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between trust factors and buying behavior among consumers in the organic food market in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach The researchers developed a questionnaire using latent variables including the trust factors, utilitarian attitudes, hedonic attitudes, buying behavior and demographic information of consumers of organic foods. Confirmatory factor analysis and the structural equation modeling were conducted using LISREL 8.80 for Windows. Findings The empirical results indicated that health content, locally produced products, organic food labels and price premiums positively and significantly affected utilitarian and hedonic attitudes. Both utilitarian attitudes and hedonic attitudes positively and significantly affected respondents’ buying behavior. A series of theoretical implications were identified. Practical implications The researchers concluded that providing consumers with practical information related to organic food, establishing local production facilities, developing content, standardizing labeling procedures and promoting a new organic certification system for small-scale producers will encourage more consumers to purchase organic food. Originality/value This study first examines the food trust buying behavior of organic foods and related consumption behavior theory questions. It mainly takes the stimulus–organism–response model as the foundation of its approach. Simultaneously, it also conforms to utilitarian behavior theory, and the process by which consumers become better aware of organic foods’ quality.

scholarly journals Bio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming and improvement of management plans: a case study in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1055-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junpei Shinji ◽  
Setsuo Nohara ◽  
Nobuyuki Yagi ◽  
Marcy Wilder
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Shrimp Farming ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Economic Productivity ◽  
New Research

AbstractCrustacean aquaculture is a multibillion-dollar industry worldwide that continues to show significant growth. Shrimp farming has been intensified for decades, and super-intensive closed culture systems have now been developed to improve productivity and reduce environmental burdens. Here, we used bio-economic approaches to investigate the mechanisms and economic productivity of shrimp farming. We used three steps: (1) path analysis by using structural equation models to determine the candidate factors associated with productivity; (2) modeling of population dynamics and profits; and (3) simulations based on the models to clarify the productive characteristics of a super-intensive closed culture system. Our findings suggest that the population dynamics of the system were limited by unidentified factors that differed from those found in many experimental studies, such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nitrogenous waste. The unidentified factors were related to the number of days of rearing and cumulative biomass mortality. The production plan suggested by our simulation required frequent culture rotation to increase profits. Our case study provides important practical information about the characteristics of super-intensive shrimp farming, implications for efficient economic management, and new research subjects for the future.

scholarly journals Bayesian Estimation of the Limiting Availability in a Repairable One-Unit System

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-143
Author(s):  
Víctor H. Salinas Torres ◽  
Cristián A. Vásquez ◽  
José S. Romeo
Keyword(s):  
Prior Distribution ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Method ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Repairable System ◽  
Unit System ◽  
System A ◽  
Informative Prior ◽  
Informative Prior Distribution

 This work presents a Bayesian approach for estimating the limiting availability of an one-unit repairable system. A Bayesian analysis is developed considering an informative prior and a less informative prior distribution, respectively. Simulations are presented to study the performance of the Bayesian solutions. The maximum likelihood method is also revisited. Finally, a case study is considered, the Bayesian methodology is applied to estimate the limiting availability of a palletizer, which is used in the packaging of glass bottles. Extensions to a coherent system are also discussed.

scholarly journals COVARIANCE BASED-SEM ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIGITAL LITERACY, USE OF E-RESOURCES, AND READING CULTURE OF STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Reny Rian Marliana ◽  
Leni Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Method ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
Reading Culture

In this paper, a relationship model among latent variables using Covariance Based-Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM) is studied. The latent variables are digital literacy, use of e-resources and reading culture of students. The goal of the study is to build a simultaneously model between those three variables, determine the influence of digital literacy on the use of e-resources and reading culture of students, and the influence of the use of e-resources on reading culture of students. The parameters of the model are estimated by the Maximum Likelihood method. This study took data from 256 questionnaires of students at STMIK Sumedang. Results showed that digital literacy significantly influences the use of e-resources and the reading culture of students. In contrast, there are no significant influences on the use of e-resources on the reading culture of the student.

The Impact of Inertia as Mediator and Antecedent on Consumer Loyalty and Continuance Intention

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Louis Amoroso ◽  
Pajaree Ackaradejruangsri ◽  
Ricardo A. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Consumer Loyalty ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
The Impact

This study builds on existing loyalty literature and theories, and extends to include consumer attitudes impact on continuous intention and loyalty based on relationship marketing and information systems. Three structural equation models built from a survey of 458 mobile Thai consumers revealed that inertia was the strongest factor among all constructs in predicting consumer loyalty and continuance intention, either as mediator or antecedent. Support was found for all of the hypothesized relationships for consumers using mobile wallet apps, except for the path between loyalty and continuance intention. Though the direct effects of consumer attitudes were more or less constant, satisfaction became insignificant when inertia acted as a mediator. As an antecedent to both consumer attitudes and satisfaction, inertia significantly increased the explanatory power of continuance intention and loyalty. This study provides new insights into factors that influence loyalty and continuance intention in the context of mobile wallet applications.

Live, Eat, Love: life equilibrium as a driver of organic food purchase

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (7) ◽  
pp. 1410-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melika Husic-Mehmedovic ◽  
Maja Arslanagic-Kalajdzic ◽  
Selma Kadic-Maglajlic ◽  
Zlatan Vajnberger
Keyword(s):  
Food Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Purchase ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Quality Dimensions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disentangle the effect of life equilibrium on organic food purchase intentions through a consideration of the evaluation of intrinsic and extrinsic food quality attributes. Furthermore, the study examines the role of health consciousness in achieving life equilibrium. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual framework was developed based on previous research and tested through a quantitative study with end consumers. The hypothesized relationships were tested using structural equation modelling. Findings The results obtained from this study show that the perceived quality associated with the intrinsic attributes of organic food mediates a positive influence of life equilibrium on consumers’ organic food purchase intentions. The study also confirms that life equilibrium mediates the effects of health consciousness on the evaluation of intrinsic and extrinsic food quality attributes. Research limitations/implications The theoretical contributions of the paper lie in uncovering the complex relationships that exist among health consciousness, life equilibrium, perceived organic food quality dimensions and purchase intentions and providing new evidence showing which perceived intrinsic organic food quality dimensions are relevant in shaping consumers’ purchase intentions. Practical implications The research results suggest that organic food managers should focus on developing stronger value propositions that are based more on intrinsic food quality characteristics and less on extrinsic ones. Originality/value This study recognizes the relevance of life equilibrium as a specific consumer lifestyle form, which drives organic food consumption through extrinsic and intrinsic food quality attributes.

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