Cover Image

Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB

Purpose: This study aims to identify the key determinants of waste separation intention among the students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as the fundamental framework. The key determinants of waste separat...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayob, S. F., Sheau Ting, L., Abdul Jalil, R., Chin, H. C.
Format: Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2017
Subjects:
G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76168/
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028410806&doi=10.1108%2fF-06-2016-0065&partnerID=40&md5=7c7971aff0816ae6fcc26529f2783989
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.utm.76168
record_format eprints
spelling my.utm.761682018-06-25T09:06:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76168/ Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB Ayob, S. F. Sheau Ting, L. Abdul Jalil, R. Chin, H. C. G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system Purpose: This study aims to identify the key determinants of waste separation intention among the students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as the fundamental framework. The key determinants of waste separation behaviour are attitude, subjective norm (SN) and perceived behavioural control. An elicitation survey has been conducted to explore the students’ beliefs relative to waste separation behaviour. The empirical data collected were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) assisted by SmartPLS software. Findings: The result shows that only two determinants are significant towards intention, attitude and perceived behavioural control, while SN is not. The results of the study are significant to the organisation, as an identification of the determinants that influence waste separation intention contributes to a more focused waste separation programme aligned to Malaysia’s objective towards a sustainable developing country. Originality/value: There are few studies on solid waste separation compared to food waste and industrial waste separation. The authors focus on the identification of the key determinants of solid waste separation intention among students. This study serves as an initial attempt to adopt the TPB in solid waste separation context, hence contributing to existing literature. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2017 Article PeerReviewed Ayob, S. F. and Sheau Ting, L. and Abdul Jalil, R. and Chin, H. C. (2017) Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB. Facilities, 35 (11-12). pp. 696-708. ISSN 0263-2772 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028410806&doi=10.1108%2fF-06-2016-0065&partnerID=40&md5=7c7971aff0816ae6fcc26529f2783989
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
building UTM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
content_source UTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://eprints.utm.my/
topic G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system
spellingShingle G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system
Ayob, S. F.
Sheau Ting, L.
Abdul Jalil, R.
Chin, H. C.
Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
description Purpose: This study aims to identify the key determinants of waste separation intention among the students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as the fundamental framework. The key determinants of waste separation behaviour are attitude, subjective norm (SN) and perceived behavioural control. An elicitation survey has been conducted to explore the students’ beliefs relative to waste separation behaviour. The empirical data collected were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) assisted by SmartPLS software. Findings: The result shows that only two determinants are significant towards intention, attitude and perceived behavioural control, while SN is not. The results of the study are significant to the organisation, as an identification of the determinants that influence waste separation intention contributes to a more focused waste separation programme aligned to Malaysia’s objective towards a sustainable developing country. Originality/value: There are few studies on solid waste separation compared to food waste and industrial waste separation. The authors focus on the identification of the key determinants of solid waste separation intention among students. This study serves as an initial attempt to adopt the TPB in solid waste separation context, hence contributing to existing literature.
format Article
author Ayob, S. F.
Sheau Ting, L.
Abdul Jalil, R.
Chin, H. C.
author_facet Ayob, S. F.
Sheau Ting, L.
Abdul Jalil, R.
Chin, H. C.
author_sort Ayob, S. F.
title Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
title_short Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
title_full Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
title_fullStr Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
title_full_unstemmed Key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of TPB
title_sort key determinants of waste separation intention: empirical application of tpb
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76168/
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85028410806&doi=10.1108%2fF-06-2016-0065&partnerID=40&md5=7c7971aff0816ae6fcc26529f2783989
_version_ 1643657236261634048
score 13.211869

Similar Items