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Ethically minded consumer behavior: Scale review, development, and validation

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This paper details the development and validation of a new research instrument called the ethically minded consumer behavior (EMCB) scale. The scale conceptualizes ethically minded consumer behavior as a variety of consumption choices pertaining to environmental issues and corporate social responsibility. Developed and extensively tested among consumers (n = 1278) in the UK, Germany, Hungary, and Japan, the scale demonstrates reliability, validity, and metric measurement invariance across these diverse nations. The study provides researchers and practitioners with a much-needed and easy-to-administer, valid, and reliable instrument pertaining to ethically minded consumer behavior.

Source: Journal of Business Research

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.11.005

Authors: Lynn Sudbury-Riley, Florian Kohlbacher

Institutions: University of Liverpool, Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien Tokyo

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Sustainability in Business

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,732

OpenAlex ID: W2172694903

FWCI: 18.5

Cites: 158

Cited by: 326

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