Cultural Influences on Choosing Green Products: An Empirical Study in MALAYSIA

Ihwan Ghazali, Salwa Hanim Abdul-Rashid, Siti Zawiah Md Dawal, Hideki Aoyama, Alva Edy Tontowi, Novita Sakundarini

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Abstract

Over the past few years, there have been increasing efforts to promote green products in developing nations. However, evaluating customer preferences when it comes to choosing green products is a rather complex task, which is perhaps due to the influence of cultural values on customer preferences. Hence, the objective of this study is to examine the influence of cultural value dimensions on customer preferences for green products in Malaysia. The sample consists of 615 Malaysian citizens and the data were analysed using the structural modelling approach. Based on the results, there are three cultural value dimensions that have a significant influence on customer preferences for green products in Malaysia: (1) uncertainty avoidance, (2) long-term orientation and (3) power distance. The implications of this study and recommendations for public policy and business orientation are also discussed in this paper in order to accelerate the attainment of sustainable development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)655-670
Number of pages16
JournalSustainable Development
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Nov 1

Keywords

  • Malaysia
  • cultural value
  • customer preferences
  • green product
  • sustainable development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Development

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