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Abstract
This study aims to review the correlation of green perceived value and green brand attribute on
green awareness with supporting moderation of customer’s demographic. The review focuses on
environmentally friendly products with 467 respondents who come from Supermarket’s customer
in West Java Province. Hypothesis test is found that green awareness can be improved through
green perceived value and green brand attribute. But green perceived value plays important role in
controlling green awareness. Besides that, supporting from customer’s demographic (sex, location,
income) also very influenced the correlation level of green perceived value, green brand attribute with
green awareness. The study review is useful in reviewing green customer behavior particularly in
Indonesia that has still poor of caring; and in the effort of facing global warming through the review
on environmentally friendly products.
Keywords: Green Perceived Value, Green Brand Attribute, Green Awareness
JEL Classification: M310, D12
How to site: Syarifuddin, D., & Alamsyah, D. (2017). Green Perceived Value for Environmentally
Friendly Products: Green Awareness Improvement. Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan: Kajian Masalah
Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, 18(2), 104-114. doi:https://doi.org/10.23917/jep.v18i2.5145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23917/jep.v18i2.5145
al., 2017). This product is truly having different Indonesia customer’s behavior on environmentally
characteristic with conventional product. The friendly products is not as good as in developing
own base character is on more expensive price country, it seems from customer’s attention to
(Haghjou, Hayati, Pishbahar, Mohammadrezaei, choose organic product in Supermarket that has
& Dashti, 2013)and in Indonesia it is sold only not been significant yet (Alamsyah et al., 2017).
in a certain place like Supermarket (Alamsyah It is probably green attribute not attractive or
et al., 2017). So it is needed the more effort it is not known by customer. In fact it is known
from customer in buying environmentally that green brand attribute is one of customer’s
friendly products. However, those cases do not behavior that can grow customer green
become problem when green awareness from awareness (Purnama & Nurhadi, 2014). The
customer improved. Because customer who cares accurate information of green brand attribute can
towards environment, they will do anything to improve customer’s view for product, especially
encourage those concepts applied. The values of for environmentally friendly products (Lassoued
environmentally friendly products are something & Hobbs, 2015). Remember the phenomenon
that becomes customer’s consideration in currently is still low of customer’s knowledge for
selecting organic products (Shaharudin, Pani, green attribute in Indonesia. Reviewing from
Mansor, & Elias, 2010). The value meant is free the phenomenon of green awareness’s problems
from pesticide, healthy when it is consumed and on organic products, the study focuses on the
it does not damage environment. It means that influence of green perceived value and green
customer needs the value from environmentally brand attribute on the improvement of customer
friendly products. Those values contained in green awareness for environmentally friendly
others customer’s behavior or it is called green products. Indonesia is country that consists of
perceived value (Lian, Safari, & Mansori, 2016). some provinces, even tribes and different location
Green perceived value is the whole of customer’s (urban and sub urban) (Syarifuddin, 2016). So the
assessments for environmentally friendly study also reviews supporting from moderation
products which is evaluated to be good negatively of customer’s biography, to know more detail
and positively (Ariffin, Yusof, Putit, & Shah, about the correlation between variables from
2016). Nowadays, green perceived value becomes customer’s characteristic. The study review of
important attention in the relation to living green perceived value, green brand attribute and
environment issue. It becomes also important for green awareness become interesting; remember
company that relates to customer buying interest it has not been reviewed simultaneously with the
(Wu & Chen, 2014). But the most important thing study of customer’s biography in Indonesia.
is known the impact of green perceived value on
the improvement of customer’s green awareness 1.1 Green Awareness
on the purchasing of environmentally friendly In buying environmentally friendly products,
products offered by company (Wu & Chen, 2014). a customer should has green awareness behavior
Today, green awareness not only becomes (Mourad, Serag, & Ahmed, 2012). So the marketer
customer’s behavior for environmentally friendly sometimes evaluates green awareness from
products. It also gives the influence on human customer before they offer their product (Rahmi
behavior in many ways, such as reducing et al., 2017). The case that becomes marketer’s
consumption, changing wasteful or harmful attention is the value contained inside of
consumption patterns and raising preference for environmentally friendly products through media
environmentally friendly products, selective waste that can be known by customer. As example on
collection, or different forms of protest that may supermarket, organic product is given additional
represent ecological sensibility (Suki, 2013). In information as label and other advertisements in
Green Awareness
H2
Green Brand Attribute
products are free from chemical materials or it attribute can be assessed from some cases
has organic logo (Alamsyah et al., 2017). There like expensive, reasonably priced, prestigious,
are others attributes that give differentiator associated with rich owners, telling the time,
between environmentally friendly product durable, pure or natural, rich or creamy, and
with conventional product (Wirth, Stanton, & tasty (Bhat & Reddy, 2001).
Wiley, 2011), it is common happened remember
the marketer does deliberately in order to 2. Research Method
environmentally friendly products’ assessment In reviewing green awareness, green perceived
can be improved. Some attributes stated by value and green attribute from environmentally
environmentally friendly product then become friendly products, were conducted survey on
self-assessment by customer who is packaged in customer who came to supermarket in West Java
green brand attribute (Lassoued & Hobbs, 2015). Province with 500 respondents. It is conducted
Credibility from information inside of green brand remember that organic products like vegetables
attribute is expected can improve customer’s or organic food is easy to be found in supermarket
view for quality of environmentally friendly with some product attribute and also its product
products and marketer’s image (Nikhashemi, advertisement. Data from respondent reviewed
Tarofder, Gaur, & Haque, 2016). It is not often through multiple regression analysis and data
for green attribute becomes the important role in obtained quantitatively by questionnaire on 2017.
the process of customer purchasing decision for Questionnaire was made with Likert Scale ap-
environmentally friendly products. proach through statement point which was “1 for
In simplicity, it is explained by Nadzri et al. strongly disagree” until “5 for strongly agree”.
(2016) that brand attribute is “information about Questionnaire was made depends on some review
various aspects of product characteristics that indicators of green awareness, green perceived
are difficult to quantify”. So it can be concluded value and green brand attribute. First, for green
that green brand attribute is the characteristic awareness was measured by consumers’ envi-
which distinguish of environmentally friendly ronmental concerns, awareness of green prod-
product assessed by customer. Every customer uct, awareness of price, and awareness of brand
has different reaction with environmentally image (Suki, 2013). Second, for green perceived
friendly product assessed by themselves value the measurement used related to good val-
(Lassoued & Hobbs, 2015). It is fully depends on ue, expectations, environmental concern, envi-
product attribute and the most important thing ronmental friendly, and environmental benefit
is support from advertising of environmentally (Chen & Chang, 2012). The last, for green brand
friendly products, that sometimes it makes attribute was assessed from some measurements
customer’s assessment doubt for product (Yoo like expensive, reasonably priced, prestigious,
& Chang, 2005). In the journey, green brand associated with rich owners, telling the time, du-
rable, pure or natural, rich or creamy, and tasty price (Haghjou et al., 2013). Furthermore, data
(Bhat & Reddy, 2001). Analysis was conducted by from all respondents are managed and processed
research model that appeared on Figure 1. through statistical application to get know the
Reviewing from Figure 1, it was stated that correlation among variable, the result is stated
study reviews the correlation of green perceived on Table 1 related to hypothesis test result and
value, green brand attribute on green awareness. Figure 2 related to model of research finding.
Then, it was conducted the moderation review from
customer’s demographic which depends on sex, Table 1. Hypothesis Test Result
location and income. The research was conducted Path
Hypothesis t-value Results
through hypothesis test; Hypothesis 1 (H1), Coefficients
Green Perceived Value had positive correlation H1 0.66 6.79 Support
with green awareness for environmentally
H2 0.16 3.30 Support
friendly products. Hypothesis 2 (H2), Green
Brand Attribute had positive correlation with
green awareness for environmentally friendly
products.
It is known from Table 2 that moderation which is based on support of sex, location, and
based on sex is divided into female and male, customer’s income seems there is better change
based on location is divided into urban and sub on the correlation of green perceived value, green
urban, while based on income is divided into <4 brand attribute on green awareness.
million, 5-10 million and>10 million. Generally,
it is known that the correlation of green perceived 3.2 Study of Green Perceived Value,
value (X1) on green awareness (Y) is improved, it is Green Brand Attribute and Green
seen from customer’s characteristic for sex (male), Awareness
location (urban), income <4 million and income > The phenomenon happened for customer’s
10 million (Figure 3). While for the correlation green awareness of environmentally friendly
of green brand attribute (X2) can improve green products in Indonesia is still low of caring
awareness (Y) through characteristic’s support (Alamsyah et al., 2017). But those cases can be
for sex (male), income 5-10 million and income controlled by the attention on other customer’s
>10 million. According to data processing result behavior which is green perceived value. The
research result is found that the value of green green brand attribute is durable, telling the
perceived value on green awareness improvement time, expensive, pure or natural, and associated
is quite higher. It marks that green perceived with rich owners. Attribute of green product like
value can improve customer’s green awareness. organic vegetables is actually most known such
The correlation between the two of them needs to as durable, where organic is more durable if it is
keep noticed by marketing, when it will improve stored well in refrigerator (Parsa, Lord, Putrevu,
customer’s green awareness. Because the impact & Kreeger, 2015). It relates to chemical materials
of green awareness is very close related to which are not contained in organic products, so
customer’s decision in having environmentally the product will be more durable. From other
friendly products (Suki, 2013). attributes side is telling the time, it means that
In green perceived value becomes important consuming green product so it means talking
to be noticed, it is started from green perceived about time. The determining time is time of
value such as good value, expectations, manufacture and getting product are not easy.
environmental concern, environmental friendly, Most of customer in Indonesia complains that to
and environmental benefit(Chen & Chang, 2012). get product which is free from chemical materials,
But the most influencing on green perceived is only obtained from supermarket, and it is
value behavior for customer is the opinion of good hard founded in common market (Alamsyah et
value, environmental friendly and environmental al., 2017). Nowadays, environmentally friendly
benefit. Sometimes, customer assumes to do product is known as the more expensive product
buying green product is considering between compared with conventional product (Kim &
price and good value (Lian et al., 2016). It means Chung, 2011). Remember that organic product
that the content of green product becomes the is produced without chemical materials and it
important attention in improving green perceived is not disadvantageous for nature (Othman &
value. While naturally, green product like organic Rahman, 2014). The last, the characteristic that
vegetables is truly known with environmental is possible felt by customer especially in Indonesia
friendly and environmental benefit (Pearson, is that organic product only consumed for better
Henryks, & Jones, 2011). Through some those social class, because organic product sometimes
point of views can forms well customer’s green associated with rich owners (Alamsyah et al.,
perceived value on green product. 2017).
Besides green perceived value that has also Relating to green awareness which finally
the correlation with green awareness is green can be controlled by customer’s behavior for green
brand attribute. Based on study result (Figure perceived value and it is truly in line with the
2), it seems that green awareness can improve previous study from Wu & Chen (2014). While the
positively if customer assumes good for green study for the correlation of green awareness with
brand attribute from environmental friendly green brand attribute is in line with the previous
product. Although it is known from the level study from Purnama & Nurhadi (2014). It seems
of importance, green perceived value is more partially, there is similarity with previous study,
dominated its correlation with green awareness. but the study of model as simultaneously has not
The characteristic of organic products like organic been reviewed particularly in Indonesia. This
vegetables that is attached and it is assessed from finding obviously gives benefit for marketing
its attribute side such as expensive, reasonably like supermarket in evaluating customer’s green
priced, prestigious, associated with rich owners, awareness through green perceived value and
telling the time, durable, pure or natural, rich green brand attribute. From green awareness
or creamy, and tasty (Bhat & Reddy, 2001). side, that becomes important attention for
But the most influencing in forming customer’s customer is consumers’ environmental concerns
and awareness of brand image. Those cases are effort in buying. So customer from better social
surely need to be noticed from marketing side status dominates in organic product selection
which is supermarket in marketing strategy with (Haghjou et al., 2013). Those reviews are in
observing green awareness’s behaviour. line with the finding from support of customer’s
demographic which based on income. Actually,
3.3 Moderation of Sex, Location, and the correlation of green perceived value and green
Income brand attribute with green awareness becomes
It has been known in the review of better when customer’s income also be better.
research results that sex, location, and income When customer who has income >10 million
from customer have support on the correlation actually has character that supports customer’s
of green perceived value and green brand behavior on environmentally friendly product.
attribute with green awareness. Those finding From green perceived value side, the correlation
become important to be noticed for a marketer, value with green awareness is up to the average,
because in approaching customer especially for also from green brand attribute side (Figure 3,
environmentally friendly product, customer’s Figure 4). It is different with customer’s character
characteristic is very sensitive (Alamsyah et that has income for 5-10 million, in which it is
al., 2017). From sex is known that male is more more supportive from green perceived value
supportive customer behavior on environmentally side. It seems from all of reviews for moderation
friendly product, it seems from the value of of sex, location, and income truly encourage the
statistical comparison is up from the value of correlation of green perceived value and green
correlation standard (Figure 3, Figure 4). It is brand attribute with green awareness. It needs
very interesting because it is commonly to care to become attention for marketers in determining
about organic product is female, it relates to habit the deeper marketing strategy which based on
as a household (Sandalidou, Baourakis, & Siskos, customer’s demographic.
2002). But, the finding of this study is actually
male more caring about environmentally friendly 4. Conclusions
products for the case in supermarket. The second Research finding has explained that green
moderation is seen from customer’s condition perceived value and green brand attribute are good
which is urban location and it is in sub urban. If it antecedent for green awareness. The influence of
is seen from the previous statistical value (Figure green perceived value is better on green brand
3, Figure 4), it seems that location condition that attribute, because customer’s view for the whole
is in urban more supportive to the correlation of characteristics of environmentally friendly
green perceived value and green brand attribute products always become the major attention for
with green awareness. Customer who is in urban customer. Currently, customer assumes to be more
get easier in reaching supermarket (Alamsyah important for good value, environmental friendly
et al., 2017), and especially location from and environmental benefit. Those cases become
supermarket is dominated in urban, so support the important consideration in form of customer’s
from customer’s location is encouraging customer green perceived value for environmentally
behavior on environmentally friendly products friendly products. While from the side of green
particularly for organic product. brand attribute that becomes attention is durable,
Environmentally friendly product is organic telling the time, expensive, pure or natural,
product that has different characteristic, in this and associated with rich owners. The last, the
case is more expensive than conventional product most important behavior from green awareness
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