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The spillover effect of greenwashing behaviours: an experimental approach

The spillover effect of greenwashing behaviours: an experimental approach The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of greenwashing behaviour of one brand on purchase intention of green products from other brands. Further, this study tests the mediating role of greenwashing perception of the entire industry and the moderating role of brand attitudes towards other brands in the industry for the above-mentioned relationship.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 377 participants was utilised in three studies. The study analysed the data using SPSS 18.0 to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe study suggests that greenwashing behaviour of one brand negatively affects consumers’ purchase intention of the green products from other brands in the industry. It is also indicated that the greenwashing perception of the entire industry partially mediates the relationship between greenwashing behaviour of a brand and purchase intention of green products from other brands. In addition, the study shows that the relationship between greenwashing perception of the entire industry and purchase intention of the green products from other brands is negatively moderated by brand attitudes towards other brands in the industry.Practical implicationsThis study provides useful insights for the managers that firms can learn the way to alleviate greenwashing spillover effect through the brand attitudes to enhance green purchasing behaviour.Originality/valueThe study is perhaps the first one to study the existence of the spillover effect of brands’greenwashing behaviour. The study also reveals the influencing mechanism of greenwashing spillover effect of a brand. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Marketing Intelligence & Planning Emerald Publishing

The spillover effect of greenwashing behaviours: an experimental approach

Wang, Hong; Ma, Baolong; Bai, Rubing
Marketing Intelligence & Planning , Volume 38 (3): 13 – May 13, 2020
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Emerald Publishing
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10.1108/mip-01-2019-0006
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of greenwashing behaviour of one brand on purchase intention of green products from other brands. Further, this study tests the mediating role of greenwashing perception of the entire industry and the moderating role of brand attitudes towards other brands in the industry for the above-mentioned relationship.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 377 participants was utilised in three studies. The study analysed the data using SPSS 18.0 to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe study suggests that greenwashing behaviour of one brand negatively affects consumers’ purchase intention of the green products from other brands in the industry. It is also indicated that the greenwashing perception of the entire industry partially mediates the relationship between greenwashing behaviour of a brand and purchase intention of green products from other brands. In addition, the study shows that the relationship between greenwashing perception of the entire industry and purchase intention of the green products from other brands is negatively moderated by brand attitudes towards other brands in the industry.Practical implicationsThis study provides useful insights for the managers that firms can learn the way to alleviate greenwashing spillover effect through the brand attitudes to enhance green purchasing behaviour.Originality/valueThe study is perhaps the first one to study the existence of the spillover effect of brands’greenwashing behaviour. The study also reveals the influencing mechanism of greenwashing spillover effect of a brand.

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Marketing Intelligence & Planning – Emerald Publishing

Published: May 13, 2020

Keywords: Spillover effect; Green purchase intention; Brand attitude; Greenwashing perception

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