Ethics in Consumer Choice: The Influence of Ethical Issues on Nottingham University Students’ Apparel Purchase Decision

This paper attempts to examine Nottingham university students’ attitude towards ethical fashion and ethical consumption in general. A large amount of journal article were consulted and used as theoretical foundation to support and develop primary research. A triangulated research methodology which i...

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Main Author: Meng, Zijun
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23149/
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Summary:This paper attempts to examine Nottingham university students’ attitude towards ethical fashion and ethical consumption in general. A large amount of journal article were consulted and used as theoretical foundation to support and develop primary research. A triangulated research methodology which involves 150 questionnaire survey and 4 face to face interviews have been carried out. The primary research finding suggest students are unlikely to make a socially responsible decision if they have to make tradeoffs between non-economic criteria and personal interests such as paying a premium price, fashion desire.