Journal
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
Volume 131, Issue 1, Pages 89-106Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2261-1
Keywords
Consumers' evaluation; Eco-labelling; Country-of-origin ecological image; Ecological consumption; European ecolabel; Experiment; Spain; Switzerland
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This study investigates the influence of country-of-origin ecological image on the evaluation of ecolabelled products. Based on two experiments involving French consumers, the authors show that the mention of a country of origin with a favourable ecological image has no effect on the evaluation of an ecolabelled product (Studies 1 and 2). However, the mention of a country with an unfavourable ecological image negatively influences the product's evaluation, especially when there is no information about the brand (Study 1). This effect is moderated by the level of confidence towards the product's country-of-origin. The authors consequently draw some business and academic implications from their findings.
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