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Conference paper

Responsibility Attribution and Consumer Behaviour in the Light of the Bangladesh Factory Collapse

Authors list: Müller, Tina; Gwozdz, Wencke; Reisch, Lucia A.

Appeared in: Macromarketing and the Crisis of the Social Imagination. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Macromarketing Conference

Editor list: Bradshaw, A; Laamanen, M; Reppel, A

Publication year: 2014

Pages: 892-903

URL: https://www.macromarketing.org/assets/proceedings/2014-macromarketing-proceedings.pdf

Conference: 39th Annual Macromarketing Conference

Abstract:

The current fashion system is highly unsustainable, as continuous overproduction and overconsumption is contributing to environmental as well as social degradation. The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between consumers’ perceived responsibility for the non-sustainability of the fashion industry, diffusion of responsibility between different actors, label knowledge and use, perceived external barriers and environmental apparel consumption. Theoretically, we combine the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability-Model with norm activation theory. We use a representative sample of young Swedish consumers for our analysis. Findings show that perceived personal responsibility as well as label knowledge and use enhance environmental apparel consumption. The small but significant negative effect of perceived responsibility diffusion on environmental apparel consumption indicates that responsibilities between relevant actors might have to be delegated more explicitly than it happens today.

Authors/Editors

- Uni.-Prof. Dr. Wencke Gwozdz

Citation Styles

Harvard Citation style: Müller, T., Gwozdz, W. and Reisch, L. (2014) Responsibility Attribution and Consumer Behaviour in the Light of the Bangladesh Factory Collapse, in Bradshaw, A., Laamanen, M. and Reppel, A. (eds.) Macromarketing and the Crisis of the Social Imagination. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Macromarketing Conference. Laramie, WY, USA: Macromarketing Society. pp. 892-903. https://www.macromarketing.org/assets/proceedings/2014-macromarketing-proceedings.pdf

APA Citation style: Müller, T., Gwozdz, W., & Reisch, L. (2014). Responsibility Attribution and Consumer Behaviour in the Light of the Bangladesh Factory Collapse. In Bradshaw, A., Laamanen, M., & Reppel, A. (Eds.), Macromarketing and the Crisis of the Social Imagination. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Macromarketing Conference. (pp. 892-903). Macromarketing Society. https://www.macromarketing.org/assets/proceedings/2014-macromarketing-proceedings.pdf