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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 881 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 23 May 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- e-waste
- theory of planned behaviour
- influencing factors
- moderating factors
- intention
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Fostering sustainable travel behavior : Role of sustainability labels and goal-directed behavior regarding touristic services. / Penz, Elfriede; Hofmann, Eva; Hartl, Barbara.
In: Sustainability, Vol. 9, No. 6, 881, 2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Fostering sustainable travel behavior
T2 - Role of sustainability labels and goal-directed behavior regarding touristic services
AU - Penz, Elfriede
AU - Hofmann, Eva
AU - Hartl, Barbara
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Due to the increasing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) generated in Nigeria, challenges such as consumer disposal behaviors have emerged. An understanding of consumers’ intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections is key in increasing the level of participation in an e-waste collection scheme. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) creates an applicable platform for identifying the determinants of recycling intention. Based on the TPB, we develop a theoretical framework to study how influencing factors such as attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and environmental knowledge influence intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections. Additionally, we extend the research framework to examine whether the factors of infrastructure and economic incentive moderate the relationships between the influencing factors and intention. Using an empirical survey conducted in Onitsha with 384 usable questionnaire responses, we observe that attitude, subjective norm, and environmental knowledge directly influence consumers’ intentions. Statistical results also show that only the factor of infrastructure moderates the relationship between two influencing factors (attitude and subjective norm) and intention. The resulting negative coefficients of regression for the interactions indicate that the introduction of infrastructure will result in a weaker influencing ability of attitude and subjective norm on intention. Thus, the implications of this study in motivating consumers’ intentions suggest it would be beneficial for the government to provide functional and adequately managed infrastructure situated close to the community, such that it can be easily accessed by household consumers.Publisher Statement: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
AB - Due to the increasing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) generated in Nigeria, challenges such as consumer disposal behaviors have emerged. An understanding of consumers’ intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections is key in increasing the level of participation in an e-waste collection scheme. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) creates an applicable platform for identifying the determinants of recycling intention. Based on the TPB, we develop a theoretical framework to study how influencing factors such as attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and environmental knowledge influence intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections. Additionally, we extend the research framework to examine whether the factors of infrastructure and economic incentive moderate the relationships between the influencing factors and intention. Using an empirical survey conducted in Onitsha with 384 usable questionnaire responses, we observe that attitude, subjective norm, and environmental knowledge directly influence consumers’ intentions. Statistical results also show that only the factor of infrastructure moderates the relationship between two influencing factors (attitude and subjective norm) and intention. The resulting negative coefficients of regression for the interactions indicate that the introduction of infrastructure will result in a weaker influencing ability of attitude and subjective norm on intention. Thus, the implications of this study in motivating consumers’ intentions suggest it would be beneficial for the government to provide functional and adequately managed infrastructure situated close to the community, such that it can be easily accessed by household consumers.Publisher Statement: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
KW - e-waste
KW - theory of planned behaviour
KW - influencing factors
KW - moderating factors
KW - intention
U2 - 10.3390/su9060881
DO - 10.3390/su9060881
M3 - Article
VL - 9
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 6
M1 - 881
ER -