Greg M. Bohlen’s research while affiliated with University of Wales and other places

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Publications (8)


Determinants of the Environmental Image of an Industrial Service: An Empirical Analysis of Consumer Perceptions
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December 2015

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G. M. Bohlen

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Despite a rise in environmental consciousness amongst the British public during the past decade, very little academic research has been conducted on consumers’ perceptions of environmental problems. This holds particularly for research relating to perceptions of environmental issues in industrial sectors and service industries. This paper aims to redress this gap through focussing on concerns about environmental nuisances arising from an industrial service, notably freight transport. Following a review of the literature, multivariate analysis is used to test a number of hypotheses relating to demographic and situational variables and to examine certain environment-related factors likely to impinge upon individuals’ perceptions of nuisances. The paper concludes that many of the characteristics found to be associated with general concern about the environment are only of limited use when related to a specific industrial service.


Can Socio-Demographics Still Play a Role in Profiling Green Consumers? A Review of the Evidence and Empirical Investigation

June 2003

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3,604 Reads

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1,686 Citations

Journal of Business Research

This paper explores whether socio-demographics still have a role to play in profiling green consumers. Following an interdisciplinary review of the literature, the second part of the paper attempts to address shortcomings identified in previous research. Specifically, hypotheses are developed concerning the relationship between six key socio-demographic variables and five valid and reliable measures of environmental consciousness. These hypotheses are subsequently tested on a large nationwide sample of British consumers and conclusions drawn on the utility of socio-demographic variables for profiling green consumers.


The Link Between Green Purchasing Decisions and Measures of Environmental Consciousness

May 1996

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1,231 Reads

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1,120 Citations

European Journal of Marketing

A review of the literature suggests that traditional segmentation variables (socio-demographics) and personality indicators are of limited use for characterizing the green consumer. Explores the extent to which variables, specific to environmental consciousness, are better able to explain consumers’ pro-environmental purchasing behaviour. Two conceptualizations of the purchasing domain are addressed, namely general green purchasing behaviour and specific purchasing habits relating to five green product categories. Two data sets are used in the analysis, namely marketing students and members of the United Kingdom general public. Suggests that measures of environmental consciousness are closely linked to environmentally-responsible purchasing behaviour, although the strength of the relationships varies according to sample type, the conceptualization of the purchasing domain and the particular product category at issue.


Schlegelmilch, B.B., Bohlen, G.M. and Diamantopoulos, A., “The Link between Green Purchasing Decisions and Measures of Environmental Consciousness”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 30, 1996, pp. 35-55; Citation of Excellence (Highest Quality Rating), ANBAR.
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January 1996

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European Journal of Marketing

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Measuring Ecological Concern: A Multi-Construct Perspective

October 1993

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251 Citations

Environmental consciousness has consistently been shown to be much more than a passing fad. However, very little academic research has been conducted in the UK in developing ecological segmentation variables for targeting the environmentally‐concerned/aware segments of the population. This paper follows established procedures from the measure development literature and attempts to develop measures encapsulating individuals’: (1) perceived knowledge about green issues, (2) attitudes toward the environment and (3) levels of environmentally‐sensitive behaviour. The quality of the derived measures is assessed by means of dimensionability, reliability and validity checks and their potential usefulness for marketing purposes highlighted.


Consumer Perceptions of the Environmental Impact of an Industrial Service

January 1993

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Marketing Intelligence & Planning

Aims to redress a research gap on green issues through its focus on consumer perceptions of environmental nuisances arising in a service setting (freight transport). Presents the results of the preliminary stage of a large-scale study, which consisted of semi-structured personal interviews with members of the general public. Following a descriptive comparison of nuisances arising from road and rail freight transport, tests a number of hypotheses generated from the limited available research on socio-demographic and situational factors which are likely to impinge on individuals' perceptions of environmental nuisances.

Citations (5)


... Journal of Sustainable Development Vol. 6, No. 9; 2013 movements and developments, in the field of sustainable and organic products, in agricultural practices (Auroi, 2003; Lewis & Runsten, 2008, Lyon, 2009 Saravanan, 2004). Researchers examined the role of certification and NGOs in marketing sustainable products (Giovannucci & Ponte 2005); on sustainability barriers (Courville, 2003; Jones, 2007; Yates, 2008); on evaluating technology for sustainability (Philpott et al., 2007); on sustainable product labeling (Raynolds et al., 2004); use of labeling information by the consumers and disposal of waste related to consumption (Ayse & Asli, 2008; Chen, 2009; McDonald et al., 2009), marketing and purchase behavior and sustainable procurement (Chakraborty & Srivastava, 2008; Danse & Wolters, 2003; Jones et al., 2008; Pickett-Baker & Ozaki, 2008; Schlegelmilch et al., 1996)) considered it very important for companies to improve their environmental policies, compared to half the world's consumers (51 percent) and only 22 percent of New Zealanders thought it was very important to improve other programs that contributed to improving society when globally the average was a much higher 42 percent. According to Nielsen, Latin American consumers were the world's most socially aware, while North Americans consistently lagged behind the global average. ...

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An Exploratory Study of Institutional Attitudes for Promoting Sustainable Consumption in India
Predicting Green Purchasing Decisions from Measures of Environmental Consciousness: A Two Sample Comparison
  • Citing Conference Paper
  • July 1994

... In addition to government's regulations, the green behavior of consumers is also crucial in advancing SDG 13. Academia has noted that environmental awareness is highly related to consumers' environmentally responsible purchasing behavior (Schlegelmilch et al., 1996). Additionally, products with low-carbon features can positively influence green consumers' willingness-to-pay, thus establishing an eco-friendly consumer perception framework (Mantovani & Vergari, 2017). ...

The Link Between Green Purchasing Decisions and Measures of Environmental Consciousness
  • Citing Article
  • May 1996

European Journal of Marketing

... Green practices are manifested in many different forms, and they typically require a creation of structures (e.g., solar panel) and/or processes that help protect the environment. At the operational level, companies perform green practices by conducting eco-purchasing, recycling (Wolfe & Shanklin, 2001), and conservation of energy and natural resources (Bohlen et al., 1993;Porter & Kramer, 2002). There are a few reasons why companies engage in green practices. ...

Consumer Perceptions of the Environmental Impact of an Industrial Service
  • Citing Article
  • January 1993

Marketing Intelligence & Planning

... Except for one construct namely (legal policy and rules) were developed by the author. The CE were obtained from Andereck et al. (2005), López et al. (2018), Nicholas, Thapa, and Ko (2009), and Yu, Chancellor, and Cole (2011), while the STCs were from Asmelash and Kumar (2019), Bohlen, Schlegelmilch, and Diamantopoulos (1993), Choi and Sirakaya (2006), Hansla et al. (2008), and Huang and Liu (2017). However, slight modifications were made to these scales to align them with the specific settings of the present study. ...

Measuring Ecological Concern: A Multi-Construct Perspective
  • Citing Article
  • October 1993

... To prevent the spread of the virus, the governments have implemented measures such as community lockdowns, quarantine protocols, and promotion of remote working and learning. The virtual social interactions or communication via the internet may decrease the trust with each other, diminish the local social network, as well as increase feelings of loneliness and depression 67,68 . Besides that, the individuals may have the opinions that they can not obtain help from others due to the fact that more time is spent on virtual socialization, which further decreases the individuals willingness to help with each other 67 . ...

Can Socio-Demographics Still Play a Role in Profiling Green Consumers? A Review of the Evidence and Empirical Investigation
  • Citing Article
  • June 2003

Journal of Business Research