Shopping Motivation and Green Consumption: A Study about Green Buying Behavior of Pakistani Consumers

Imran Khan (), Furrukh Bashir (), Rashid Ahmad () and Muhammad Ayub ()
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Imran Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Pakistan.
Furrukh Bashir: Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Rashid Ahmad: Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ayub: Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

iRASD Journal of Management, 2021, vol. 3, issue 3, 233-242

Abstract: Natural resource depletion, increase in global population, climate change, and unsustainable consumption behaviors have all wreaked havoc on the ecosystem around the world. Increased consumption of green products is among the most effective strategies in adoption of sustainable consumption. The purpose of current research is to investigates the effect of shopping motivation (utilitarian) antecedents’ impact on utilitarian motivation and also discussed the mediating effect of utilitarian motivation on the association between utilitarian motivation antecedents and intention to purchase green products. Online survey was used to collect the data and SEM(structural equation modeling) was used to analyze data. The antecedents of shopping motivation (utilitarian) influence the intention of consumer about green buying. Four out of five hypothesis were supported. The findings of current research enable practitioners and managers to formulate strategies for sustainable consumption.

Keywords: Sustainable consumption; Green apparels; Utilitarian motivation; Shopping motivation; Purchase intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.52131/jom.2021.0303.0041

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