Based on a sample of 243 Belgian buyers in Oxfam World Shops a model for fair-trade buying behaviour was developed. The specific impact of fair-trade knowledge, general attitudes towards fair-trade, attitudes towards fair-trade products, and the perception of the quality and quantity of fair-trade information on behaviour is assessed. Fair-trade knowledge, overall concern and the perception of the quality of fair-trade information, influence buying behaviour directly, and indirectly through product attitudes. Interest in fair-trade products has a strong direct impact on fair-trade buying behaviour.Implications for the campaigns of governments and for the marketing strategy of fair-trade organisations are offered.
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