表題番号:2019E-032 日付:2020/04/12
研究課題Pro-environmental purchasing behavior:Differences between Japan and South Korea
研究者所属(当時) 資格 氏名
(代表者) 商学学術院 商学部 准教授 フランク ビョーン
研究成果概要
  Pro-environmental purchasing behavior refers to a consumer’s tendency to incorporate environmental considerations into the evaluation and purchase of products and brands. That is, a consumer that engages in pro-environmental purchasing behavior is more likely than other consumers to purchase an environmentally friendly product or to purchase from a brand perceived as more environmentally responsible. This particular research focuses on pro-environmental purchasing behavior in Japan and South Korea. A key objective of this research is to compare pro-environmental purchasing behavior with other types of responsible consumer purchasing behavior, which are grouped together under the framework of sustainable consumption practices. In addition to pro-environmental purchasing behavior, these practices comprise pro-social purchasing behavior, which deals with making purchases that benefit socially disadvantaged groups and society as a whole, and pro-local purchasing behavior, which deals with making purchases that benefit the consumer’s local community.

  Based on consumer data collected from multiple product categories in Japan and South Korea, this study compares the influences of pro-environmental, pro-social, and pro-local purchasing behavior. This comparison between two culturally similar countries yields strong differences in sustainable purchasing practices, implying that country culture plays only a limited role as a potential cause of sustainable purchasing.