Barbara Tocco
Biographic Data
| ID | 1578627 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Tocco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Tocco |
| SIGNATURE | TOCCO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0072-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Re-enchanting Consumer Ethics Through Embodied Relationality
Most research on the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ adopts linear, rational, and individual models, or highlights notions of consumer uncertainty and confusion. The aim of this paper is thus to explore the embodied relational aspects of everyday ethical consumption and cast new light on the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’. We do so by drawing on embodiment in practice theories and through an ethnographic study with six families in North-East England, includin…
Consumer Disposition Toward Fairness in Agri-Food Chains (Fairfood)
Fairness in agri-food supply chains receives increasing consumer, industry, and political attention but is currently under-conceptualized and lacks appropriate frameworks for measurement. Therefore, building on a theoretically grounded conceptualization of consumer dispositions toward fairness in agri-food supply chains, we developed and validated a 14-item fairness measurement scale (FAIRFOOD). The scale comprises of four dimensions (economic, e…
Social capital and short food supply chains
Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that have brought about challenges for territorial cohesion and social renewal within the fishing sector. Notably, there has been a disconnect between the industry and local communities, with fisheries largely producing commodities for wide-ranging and often distant markets. In response, short food supply chains (SFSCs) are often an important element of th…
What are the economic impacts of short food supply chains? A local multiplier effect (LM3) evaluation
Shortening food supply chains attracts increasing support from policymakers, to improve returns to farmers and stimulate rural development. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding the impacts of short food supply chains on local economies. To address this, the article quantifies the impacts of short food supply chains on local economies, using the Keynesian-based Local Multiplier 3 method (LM3), applied to a unique dataset of 122…
Consumers' willingness to pay for an animal welfare food label
Consumers increasingly rate the ethical dimensions of food production, including animal welfare, as important to them but how these concerns influence their food choices remains unclear. To address this, a Discrete Choice Experiment assesses consumers' willingness to pay for chicken meat. The study aims to understand the effects of food labels (RSPCA Assured and Red Tractor), cause-related marketing campaigns, and price on consumers' willingness …
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
What determines consumers' use of eco-labels? Taking a close look at label trust
Looking behind the choice of organic
This cross-country study investigates the relative role of organic labelling in consumers' purchase decisions for apples and the extent to which behavioral constructs, derived from an extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior, influence consumers' choices. We apply an Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model, combining a discrete choice experiment with structural equation modelling. Empirical validation draws on data from an online survey co…
Social capital and short food supply chains
Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that have brought about challenges for territorial cohesion and social renewal within the fishing sector. Notably, there has been a disconnect between the industry and local communities, with fisheries largely producing commodities for wide-ranging and often distant markets. In response, short food supply chains (SFSCs) are often an important element of th…
Consumers' willingness to pay for an animal welfare food label
Consumers increasingly rate the ethical dimensions of food production, including animal welfare, as important to them but how these concerns influence their food choices remains unclear. To address this, a Discrete Choice Experiment assesses consumers' willingness to pay for chicken meat. The study aims to understand the effects of food labels (RSPCA Assured and Red Tractor), cause-related marketing campaigns, and price on consumers' willingness …
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
What determines consumers' use of eco-labels? Taking a close look at label trust
Looking behind the choice of organic
This cross-country study investigates the relative role of organic labelling in consumers' purchase decisions for apples and the extent to which behavioral constructs, derived from an extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior, influence consumers' choices. We apply an Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model, combining a discrete choice experiment with structural equation modelling. Empirical validation draws on data from an online survey co…
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption
While European consumers generally support the principles underpinning Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sales of certified products remain modest. This phenomenon is known as ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ and considerable scholarly and policy efforts have been geared towards ‘filling’ or ‘bridging’ the gap. This study aims at casting new light on this ‘discrepancy’ between consumers' sayings and doings through a study of everyday food practices connected to…
What are the economic impacts of short food supply chains? A local multiplier effect (LM3) evaluation
Shortening food supply chains attracts increasing support from policymakers, to improve returns to farmers and stimulate rural development. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding the impacts of short food supply chains on local economies. To address this, the article quantifies the impacts of short food supply chains on local economies, using the Keynesian-based Local Multiplier 3 method (LM3), applied to a unique dataset of 122…
Consumers' willingness to pay for an animal welfare food label
Consumers increasingly rate the ethical dimensions of food production, including animal welfare, as important to them but how these concerns influence their food choices remains unclear. To address this, a Discrete Choice Experiment assesses consumers' willingness to pay for chicken meat. The study aims to understand the effects of food labels (RSPCA Assured and Red Tractor), cause-related marketing campaigns, and price on consumers' willingness …
Social capital and short food supply chains
Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that have brought about challenges for territorial cohesion and social renewal within the fishing sector. Notably, there has been a disconnect between the industry and local communities, with fisheries largely producing commodities for wide-ranging and often distant markets. In response, short food supply chains (SFSCs) are often an important element of th…
Re-enchanting Consumer Ethics Through Embodied Relationality
Most research on the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’ adopts linear, rational, and individual models, or highlights notions of consumer uncertainty and confusion. The aim of this paper is thus to explore the embodied relational aspects of everyday ethical consumption and cast new light on the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’. We do so by drawing on embodiment in practice theories and through an ethnographic study with six families in North-East England, includin…
Consumer Disposition Toward Fairness in Agri-Food Chains (Fairfood)
Fairness in agri-food supply chains receives increasing consumer, industry, and political attention but is currently under-conceptualized and lacks appropriate frameworks for measurement. Therefore, building on a theoretically grounded conceptualization of consumer dispositions toward fairness in agri-food supply chains, we developed and validated a 14-item fairness measurement scale (FAIRFOOD). The scale comprises of four dimensions (economic, e…
Business (7 works) · Organic Food and Agriculture (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business ethics (2 works) · Consumer behaviour (2 works)