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behavioral intention. Green lifestyle also had a
direct association with product-specific green
behavioral intention. The partially mediated
relationship between green lifestyle and green
behavioral intention could result from using a
low involvement products domain, specifically
calendars, which are known as impulse
purchases.
Limitations. Using a non-probability sampling
method can put in question the
representatives of our findings. However, in
collecting the data a quota sampling method
ensured almost equal representation of males
and females as well as a proportionate
representation of public and private school
graduates. The sample is skewed toward upper middle class young professionals. However,
research indicates that this Gen Y segment is
more prone to purchase and use green products.
Another limitation is
measurement
development process. Except for one measure,
one-item scales were used as measures. More
comprehensive measures should be developed
in future studies to strengthen the validity and
reliability of our results. Finally, the small
sample size could have caused the insignificant
relationship between gender and green lifestyle
of respondents. Still, most relationships came
out significant indicating that the sample size
was not a major hindrance to the structural
equation analysis. A larger scale sample should
be employed to validate our findings.
Managerial Implications. These results have
important implications for companies that
market low involvement products. Our results
indicate that green consumers are prone to
choose low involvement products with green
attributes. Thus, demand for green low
involvement products exists within the young
professional segment that practices a green
lifestyle. Developing promotions to strengthen
attitudes of green lifestyle consumers toward
these products will increase green purchases. In
particular, stressing the green attributes of low
involvement products is essential to catching
the attention of and motivating green lifestyle
consumers to purchase those products. In
addition companies with low involvement
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products should identify and target the green
lifestyle consumers in the higher income
segment. Thus, green low involvement products
should be placed in channels attracting the high
income segment. Using Target instead of WalMart might be one such strategy, v^nother
strategy could be to target the high income
segment based on geographic location. In high
income areas the same channel might carry
green low involvement products while in low
income areas it might not. Such companies
should also target their promotions more
attentively toward the female segment in
particular, with decorative low involvement
products such as calendars. Decorative green
low involvement products that are used as gifts
might be more marketable as they are more
attractive to women with a green lifestyle.