creators_name: Gambelli, Danilo
creators_name: Naspetti, Simona
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2008-09-25
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:38:01
metadata_visibility: show
title: Evaluating trust in organic quality marks: a network approach using laddering data
ispublished: pub
subjects: 9research
subjects: 5markets
subjects: 7consumer
full_text_status: public
keywords: trust-building, laddering, network analysis, consumer behaviour
abstract: A low level of information affects trust in organic quality in Italy. Since organic brands and labels credibility, depends on trust relationships that consumers perceive, it is crucial to understand which kind of relations are more relevant and which of them could have a positive or negative effect in the long-term. The purpose of this study is to examine trust relationship related to buying organic products, to better understand the consumer decision-making process and trust-builders inside the organic channel, using an innovative network approach based on laddering analysis. 
date: 2008
date_type: published
refereed: yes
citation: Gambelli, Dr Danilo and Naspetti, Dr Simona (2008) Evaluating trust in organic quality marks: a network approach using laddering data. Cultivating the Future Based on Science: 2nd Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research ISOFAR, Modena, Italy, June 18-20, 2008.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/12306/1/Gambelli_12306_ed.rtf