The Effect of Green Marketing on Shopping Intention with a Focus on Corporate Image: The Case of Shuttle Company Customers

Subject Areas : Business Management

Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Davoud Mohammadi Alaviche ² (Master of Science, Department of Business Administration, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2018-04-19 Accepted : 2018-11-05 Published : 2019-07-23

Keywords: Corporate Image, Social Responsibility, Green Marketing Awareness, Shopping Intentions,

Abstract :

The purpose of the current study was to explore the extent to which green marketing might affect customers’ shopping intentions and corporate image at Shuttle Company. The research sample comprised 384 customers who were randomly selected from among the customers based on Morgan table. A researcher-made questionnaire was administered to the participants to collect the research data that were further analyzed using SPSS 22 version and SMART PLS software and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results verified the significant positive effect of green marketing awareness on social responsibility, product image and corporate credibility. Moreover, the findings indicated that social responsibility, product image and corporate credibility could in turn significantly and positively influence customers’ shopping intention. The findings offer implications for the managers of the firms focused on green marketing and are concerned with consumers’ shopping intentions.  

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