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The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase

Previous ecological behaviour studies have focused on personal factors only, and thus ignored the impact of environmental factors on ecological behaviour. In addition, there are criticism on the complexity of belief component in the value-belief-norm theory. Hence, this study aims to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Chan, Sai-Keong, Quoquab, Farzana, Basiruddin, Rohaida
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023
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HB Economic Theory
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spelling my.utm.1053752024-04-24T06:43:21Z http://eprints.utm.my/105375/ The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase Chan, Sai-Keong Quoquab, Farzana Basiruddin, Rohaida HB Economic Theory Previous ecological behaviour studies have focused on personal factors only, and thus ignored the impact of environmental factors on ecological behaviour. In addition, there are criticism on the complexity of belief component in the value-belief-norm theory. Hence, this study aims to investigate the effect of environmental factors and to assess the mediating role of ecological beliefs on energy-efficient appliance purchasing. This study utilised a questionnaire survey among 592 Malaysian consumers. The partial least squares technique was utilised to analyse the data and to test the study hypotheses. The findings show that environmental factors have a positive influence on both ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour, ecological beliefs are positively related to ecological behaviour. Additionally, ecological beliefs mediate the relationship between environmental factors and ecological behaviour. This holistic research framework helps to elaborate on the existing knowledge of environmental factors and an individual’s belief, in the context of energy-efficient appliance purchase. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/105375/1/FarzanaQuoquabHabib2023_TheInfluenceOfEnvironmentalFactorsOnEcologicalBeliefs.pdf Chan, Sai-Keong and Quoquab, Farzana and Basiruddin, Rohaida (2023) The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase. Asian Academy of Management Journal, 28 (2). pp. 87-118. ISSN 1394-2603 http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/aamj2023.28.2.4 DOI : 10.21315/aamj2023.28.2.4
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topic HB Economic Theory
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Chan, Sai-Keong
Quoquab, Farzana
Basiruddin, Rohaida
The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
description Previous ecological behaviour studies have focused on personal factors only, and thus ignored the impact of environmental factors on ecological behaviour. In addition, there are criticism on the complexity of belief component in the value-belief-norm theory. Hence, this study aims to investigate the effect of environmental factors and to assess the mediating role of ecological beliefs on energy-efficient appliance purchasing. This study utilised a questionnaire survey among 592 Malaysian consumers. The partial least squares technique was utilised to analyse the data and to test the study hypotheses. The findings show that environmental factors have a positive influence on both ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour, ecological beliefs are positively related to ecological behaviour. Additionally, ecological beliefs mediate the relationship between environmental factors and ecological behaviour. This holistic research framework helps to elaborate on the existing knowledge of environmental factors and an individual’s belief, in the context of energy-efficient appliance purchase.
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author Chan, Sai-Keong
Quoquab, Farzana
Basiruddin, Rohaida
author_facet Chan, Sai-Keong
Quoquab, Farzana
Basiruddin, Rohaida
author_sort Chan, Sai-Keong
title The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
title_short The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
title_full The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
title_fullStr The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
title_full_unstemmed The influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
title_sort influence of environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour of energy-efficient appliance purchase
publisher Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/105375/1/FarzanaQuoquabHabib2023_TheInfluenceOfEnvironmentalFactorsOnEcologicalBeliefs.pdf
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