a t-value of 6.001. The path coefficient is 0.493, indicating a
positive relationship. H1 is therefore accepted at the 1 percent
significance level and it may be concluded that perceived
value positively influences a customer’s willingness to buy
private label household cleaning products.
H2a. Perceived value mediates the influence of perceived
quality on a customer’s willingness to buy private label
household cleaning products.
The relationships between perceived product quality and
perceived product value, between perceived product value
and willingness-to-buy, as well as between perceived product
quality and willingness-to-buy, have t-values of 4.030, 6.001
and 4.666 respectively. H2a is therefore accepted at the 5
percent level and it may be concluded that perceived value is a
partial mediator of perceived quality and a customer’s
willingness to buy private label household cleaning products.