The Effects of Marketing Stimuli Factors on Consumers’ Perceived Value and Purchase of Organic Food in Malaysia
Kesan Faktor Rangsangan Pemasaran Terhadap Persepsi Nilai Pengguna dan Pembelian Makanan Organik di Malaysia

Faculty of Business, Accounting and Management
SEGi University
No.9, Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains Selangor,
Kota Damansara, PJU5
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

blsong@segi.edu.my

Graduate School of Business
SEGi University, No.9, Jalan Teknologi
Taman Sains Selangor, Kota Damansara, PJU5
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

meysam@segi.edu.my

Faculty of Business, Communication and Law
INTI International University
Persiaran Perdana, Bandar Baru Nilai
71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA.

shaheen.mansori@newinti.edu.my

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of marketing stimuli factors on consumers’ perceived value and subsequently on their actual purchase of organic food in Malaysia. Five key marketing stimuli variables were examined in this study, and they were product attributes, price, availability, sales promotion and marketing communications. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted on a sampleof 430 organic food consumers in Malaysia. The structural equation modelling was used for data analysis and six hypotheses were tested. The results revealed that product attributes, availability and marketing communication have significantly influence dconsumers’ perceived value of organic food. Subsequently, consumers’ perceived value is positively correlated to the actual purchase of organic food. There was no significant effect of price and sales promotion on consumers’ perceived value of organic food. Based on the findings, the marketing stimuli strategies should be focused on providing superior value to consumers in the aspects of nutritional value, long term health benefits, environment friendliness, social status symbol and easy accessibility to increase consumers’ purchase of organic foods.

Keywords

Marketing stimuli; organic food; perceived value; product attributes
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2016-47-10

Citation

Song, B. L., Safari, S., & Mansori, S. (2016). The Effects of Marketing Stimuli Factors on Consumers’ Perceived Value and Purchase of Organic Food in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 47, 119–130. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2016-47-10

@article{song2016effects,
  title={The Effects of Marketing Stimuli Factors on Consumers’ Perceived Value and Purchase of Organic Food in Malaysia},
  author={Song, Bee Lian and Safari, Meysam and Mansori, Shaheen},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={47},
  number={},
  pages={119—130},
  year={2016},
  doi={http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2016-47-10},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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