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A Study on the Structural Relation of Vietnamese Consumer's Green Purchase Behavior

그린구매행동의 구조적 관계에 관한 연구

  • Thanh, Huyen (The graduate school of Business Administration, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Park, Ju-Sik (Department of Business Administration, University of Ulsan)
  • 탄휀 (울산대학교 대학원 경영학과) ;
  • 박주식 (울산대학교 경영학부)
  • Received : 2016.08.12
  • Accepted : 2016.09.08
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

This research suggests a structural model of green purchase behavior, focusing on the moderating effect of affordability. Affordability means buying power or ability to buy products. Based on the literature review, a research model of behavior of buying green products was proposed and tested empirically using the field study. To examine the proposed research model, the reliability and validity verifications on measurement items were carried out and then the structural equation model analysis was applied to test the model. Lastly, to test the moderating effect of affordability, a two-group model(using Amos program) was used subsequently so that it could be determined whether or not there was any significant difference in structural parameters between the high affordability group and the low affordability group. The empirical results are as follow: Firstly, green purchase attitude is influenced by ecological concern and collectivism, then green purchase attitude has an impact on green purchase intention, and in turn, green purchase intention affects green purchase behavior. Secondly, affordability significantly moderates the relationship between green purchase intention and green purchase behavior. These results are consistent with the past researches and based on them, some managerial implications are given.

본 연구는 베트남 소비자의 그린구매행동에 관한 구조적 모형과 구매능력이 가지는 조절효과를 중점적으로 살펴본 연구이다. 베트남의 중산층 인구는 2012년 12백만 명에서 2020년에는 33백만 명으로 증가할 것으로 예상되고 이에 따른 소비패턴 변화가 예상되고 있으며, 최근 산업화와 내구재 소비증가로 인해 환경문제에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다(Koning et al., 2016). 이에 따라 그린 제품구매 관련 문헌고찰을 통해 베트남 소비자들의 그린 구매행동 관련 가설 및 모형을 제시하고 실증 자료를 통해 가설을 검증하였다. 연구모형을 검증하기 전에 측정문항의 신뢰성과 타당성분석을 실시하였으며 연구변수간 선 후행 관계검증을 위해 구조방정식 모형분석을 실시하였고 구매능력의 조절효과검증은 개별모수 차이검증을 통해 실시되었다. 실증분석결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저 생태적 관심과 집단주의는 그린구매행동에 관한 태도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나 생태적 지식은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 둘째, 그린구매행동에 대한 태도는 그린구매행동의도에, 그린구매행동의도는 그린구매행동에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 계층적 효과모형과 일관된 결과를 보여주었다. 셋째, 구매능력은 구매의도와 실제 구매행동 간의 관계를 조절하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과에 기반하여 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 제시하였다.

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