Do We Care about Going Green? Measuring the Effect of Green Environmental Awareness, Green Product Value and Environmental Attitude on Green Culture. An Insight from Nigeria

AbstractAs the environment continues to aggravate, it has become a purposeful public concern in developed countries and has recently stirred developing countries to join the green movement. Hence, this study examines green environmental awareness, green product value and environmental attitude by applying the measurement of effects on green culture. The study applied a quantitative research approach where a cross-sectional survey designed with 267 respondents’ green consumer who lived in the urban area of Abuja and employed partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS3 to examine the developed path model. The results indicated that all constructs were empirically supported showing significant impact on green culture while examining direct relationships. The resulting (Q2) value is larger than zero (0) in the path model, this specifies that exogenous constructs have a good index for predictive relevance on the endogenous construct being investigated. Among the construct, awareness is the most important predictor and green product value tends to show a modest impact on environmental attitude. The study suggests that policymakers should place emphasis on environmental values to boost environmental awareness among young consumers in the process of making purchases. Specifically, environmental attitude was found to have full mediation on the relationship between green product value and green culture. However, no mediation occurs in the relationship between environmental awareness and green culture. The study concluded that awareness regarding going green activism in Nigeria among young consumers is still a matter of concern despite its impact and therefore, practitioners and collaborators in the green industry need to apply aggressive efforts to achieve this pathway, to ensure the design and implementation of effective policies that will promote going green and enhance the green circular economy.

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The Relationship between the Environmental Awareness, Environmental Attitude, Curiosity and Exploration in Highly Gifted Students: Structural Equation Modelling

Educational Process International Journal ◽

10.12973/edupij.2015.412.1 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1-2) ◽

pp. 7-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

HAKAN SARICAM ◽

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Environmental Awareness ◽

Gifted Students ◽

Environmental Attitude ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

The Relationship

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Free cash flow, investment inefficiency, and earnings management: evidence from manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Investment Management and Financial Innovations ◽

10.21511/imfi.15(1).2018.25 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 299-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zaki Fakhroni ◽

Imam Ghozali ◽

Puji Harto ◽

Etna Nur Afri Yuyetta

Keyword(s):

Earnings Management ◽

Cash Flow ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Free Cash Flow ◽

Path Model ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Fixed Assets ◽

The Relationship

The study aims to test investment inefficiency of fixed assets in mediating the relationship between free cash flow and earnings management and to test the controlling shareholders in moderating the relationship between free cash flow and fixed assets investment inefficiency. The research problem proposed in this study is whether the use of free cash flow for the investment inefficiency of fixed assets is able to ultimately improve the managerial performance. This research investigates new empirical evidence related to management earnings practices caused by free cash flow fixed assets investment inefficiency. The study was conducted on all the manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia stock exchange from 2010 to 2015. The data used are secondary data in the form of the firms’ financial statements. Using purposive sampling, 314 units were analyzed from 69 manufacturing firms. The estimation of the path model was completed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by WarpPLS program version 5.0. The results showed that free cash flow is positively related to earnings management. Fixed assets investment inefficiency is able to mediate the relationship between free cash flow and earnings management.

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Environmental Consciousness and Green Customer Behavior: The Moderating Roles of Incentive Mechanisms

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11030819 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 819 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Chung-Te Ting ◽

Chi-Ming Hsieh ◽

Hsiao-Ping Chang ◽

Han-Shen Chen

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Hotel Industry ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Environmental Attitude ◽

Incentive Mechanisms ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Green Hotel ◽

The Relationship

Consumer awareness of environmental protection and energy conservation concepts has prompted businesses in the hotel industry to adopt green operations. Most studies of the hotel industry have discussed the behavioral intentions (BIs) of consumers based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), but they have not considered emotional and motivational factors. The present study incorporated two incentive mechanisms and the anticipated positive and negative emotions of consumers into the TPB to explore the relationship between BIs and green hotel development. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that (1) a positive correlation exists between environmental attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), positive anticipated emotion, and desire intention (DI), and a negative correlation exists between negative anticipated emotions and DI; (2) a positive correlation exists between PBC, DI, and BI; and (3) an incentive mechanism has a moderating effect on the relationship between DI and BI.

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Role of virtues in the relationship between shame and tendency to plagiarise

International Journal of Educational Management ◽

10.1108/ijem-02-2018-0074 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 66-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Deepika Pandoi ◽

Sanjaya Singh Gaur ◽

Anup Kumar Gupta

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Path Model ◽

Content Type ◽

External Shame ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Relationship ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose Plagiarism is an epidemic for scholars that needs to be managed. Penalties do not seem to be able to stop people from indulging in it. Manipulation of emotions and values may help in discouraging people from plagiarism. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to understand the association between felt emotion and plagiarism outcome behaviours. Another objective of the study is to see the role of virtues in discouraging people from plagiarism. Design/methodology/approach A scenario-based quasi-experimental method is used to collect the data. Graduate students from various Indian universities were invited for the experiment. The partial least square based structural equation modelling is used to test the measurement as well as path model. Findings The authors found that manipulated shame resulted in feelings of both international and external shame. When individuals feel internal shame, they avoid and discontinue plagiarism. They also try to repair the damage that they cause by plagiarism. However, feeling of external shame only encourages individuals to discontinue plagiarism behaviour. Virtues such as influence, competitiveness and equality weaken the relationship between internal shame and plagiarism-related outcome behaviour. At the same time, these virtues do not affect the relationship between external shame and outcome behaviours. Practical implications This study has important implications for the institutions of higher education. The study suggests that universities should provoke the emotion of shame through various communications to students to control the act of plagiarism by their students. Originality/value No study seems to have examined if the manipulation of emotions and values can help reduce the problem of plagiarism. This is an attempt towards bridging this important gap in literature. Therefore, findings of this study are of great value to scholars and content developers.

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Assessing the organisational and individual strengths use and deficit improvement amongst sport coaches

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology ◽

10.4102/sajip.v39i2.1160 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Frederick W. Stander ◽

Karina Mostert

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Research Approach ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Strengths Use ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Value Add ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Sport Coaches ◽

The Relationship ◽

Sport Coaching

Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards strengths use and deficit improvement and the relationship with engagement.Research purpose: To (1) determine whether adapted versions of the Strengths Use and Deficit Improvement Questionnaire (SUDIQ) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) are valid and reliable, (2) determine the relationship of the SUDIQ dimensions in the nomological net, and (3) test a structural model.Motivation for the study: To gain a better understanding of the outcomes of following a balanced approach within a sport coaching context.Research design, approach and method: A cross-sectional research approach was used. An availability sample (N = 364) of teachers occupying roles as sport coaches from various schools across three provinces in South Africa was used. Structural equation modelling was used to test the factor structures and the structural model.Main findings: The results indicated a valid factor structure for the adapted SUDIQ and UWES. Relationships between the SUDIQ dimensions and job and personal resources were positive and significant. Individual strengths use was the strongest predictor of engagement. Individual deficit improvement and organisational strengths use were also significant predictors. Organisational deficit improvement did not significantly predict engagement.Practical/managerial implications: Evidence suggests the adapted SUDIQ and UWES can be utilised effectively in a sport coaching environment. Organisational strengths use is also important in managing engagement levels of sport coaches.Contribution/value-add: Valid and reliable measures were provided for use in a sport coaching environment. It substantiates the outcomes that can be gained by following a combined approach based on strength and deficit.

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Green product awareness has the potential to promote green consumer behaviour: Evidence from Kuala-Lumpur

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1163/22244662-bja10010 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Osarodion Ogiemwonyi ◽

Amran Bin Harun

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Consumer Behaviour ◽

Green Product ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Potential Strategy ◽

Green Trust ◽

The Relationship

Awareness can influence consumer judgment while making a decision, and thus can help to restore a positive image in the marketplace. The present study was based on 262 green consumer samples, considering awareness as a direct antecedent for green consumer behaviour, and treating the role of attitude as an intermediary construct. Notably, empirical findings for this link are inconsistent. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLSv3.0 was applied to analyze the data, while examining nine hypotheses. Despite discrepancies reported in past studies and although awareness was constantly essential but not sufficient for green behaviour, both green product awareness and green consumer behaviour were empirically significant. The study also confirmed the Attitude-Behaviour-Context (ABC) theory developed to interpret green behaviour on contextual variables, which were all empirically significant. Green attitude mediated the relationship between awareness and green behaviour. But it showed no path to the relationship between green value, green trust and green behaviour when examining indirect effects. This study provides new insights into the potential strategy that could be used to improve positive green behaviour. These findings can help policymaker formulate strategies to promote green behaviour in a circular economy like Malaysia.

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Unravelling the differential effects of pride and guilt along with values on green intention through environmental concern and attitude

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-04-2021-0336 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Bidhan Mukherjee ◽

Bibhas Chandra

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Environmental Concern ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Middle Level ◽

Environmental Attitude ◽

Content Type ◽

Differential Effects ◽

Proposed Model ◽

The Relationship ◽

Anticipated Emotions

PurposeIn response to scholarly calls, the study aims to extend and magnify the existing understanding by unravelling the differential impact of anticipated emotions on green practice adoption intention through a proposed model by integrating anticipated pride and guilt in the same continuum along with values (altruistic, biospheric and egoistic) on an employee's attitude.Design/methodology/approachA self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data randomly from 307 employees and middle-level executives of three subsidiaries of CIL through the simple random sampling (SRS) technique. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM).FindingsResults demonstrate that anticipated guilt influences individual cognitions and future ecological decision-making through improved attitude and higher concern for the environment while pride influences only through improved attitude. Other than biospheric and altruistic values, anticipated guilt is a direct and important antecedent of concern. Altruistic values are more influential predictors of environmental intentions in comparison to biospheric values. At the same time, environmental concern is more robust in predicting eco-intentions than attitude.Originality/valueIt makes notable difference from other studies by not only exploring the validity of the relationship between values on attitude and environmental concern but has also considered anticipated emotions of pride and guilt together alongside values on the same continuum as an antecedent of environmental attitude and concern towards employees’ green behavioural intention at the workplace. The findings are believed to provide a common consensus on differential effects of different states of emotions on environmental concern and attitude.

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The effect of organizational justice delivery on organizational commitment

Journal of Global Responsibility ◽

10.1108/jgr-06-2016-0015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 196-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Henry Kofi Mensah ◽

Nestor Asiamah ◽

Kwame Mireku

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Organizational Justice ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Field Research ◽

Research Approach ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Confounding Variables ◽

Gender Education ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of organizational justice (OJ) delivery on organizational commitment (OC) while controlling variables that potentially confound this effect. These confound variable includes gender, education and tenure. Design/methodology/approach A causal quantitative field research and a cross-sectional research approach are used. A structured questionnaire is used to collect data from 463 randomly sampled employees of 13 commercial banks in Koforidua, Ghana. Structural equation modelling is used to analyze the data. Findings The study establishes that a statistically significant effect is made by OJ delivery on OC (p < 0.0001), even after controlling for the effects of gender, education and tenure. The model used also fits the data collected considerably (i.e. χ2 = 0.258; p-value = 0.611). Thus, the relationship between OJ and OC is not confounded by how long the employee has served on the job or by the highest educational level of employees. However, this relationship was significantly confounded by gender on the basis of sharing significant covariance with them. Originality/value Even though studies exist generally on OJ and OC, the focus on Ghana and banks in particular have been skeletal and have ended in testing just the relationship without highlighting the role of confounding variables as done in this study. Apart from adding to extant literature, findings will also inform decision-making on strategies and policies to improve OJ and ultimately the employee commitment that comes with.

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Green Purchasing Behaviour towards Compostable Coffee Pods

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126558 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6558

Author(s):

Rebecca Visser ◽

Siphiwe Dlamini

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Environmental Attitude ◽

Purchasing Behaviour ◽

Green Purchasing ◽

The Relationship ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Significant Positive Influence

The field of green marketing and purchase behaviour has been growing in the last couple of years; consequently, there is a need to understand this behaviour among coffee consumers. Coffee is considered one of the widely consumed beverages in the world. There is heightened consciousness towards the environmental awareness of the product of compostable coffee pods. This study aims to fill this gap by providing a holistic conceptual framework to determine which factors influence green purchasing behaviour with regard to compostable coffee pods and whether gender and income have an impact. To achieve this aim, structural equation modelling (SEM) will be utilised on SmartPLS from data collected from 133 South African coffee pod consumers using an online survey. The findings indicated that interpersonal influence and altruistic values have a significant positive influence on environmental attitude and that environmental attitude has a significant positive effect on green purchasing behaviour. However, it was found that no significant relationship was observed between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude. Regarding the influence of gender and income as mediators, no influence was found in the relationship between environmental attitude and green purchasing behaviour. However, income level partially mediates this relationship. The results will provide practical solutions for marketers and policymakers.

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MOOCs and Education Access: Evidence from New Zealand

10.26686/wgtn.14813502.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Huihui Cao

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Online Courses ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Research Approach ◽

Education Access ◽

Diverse Groups ◽

The Relationship

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enrol in and are aimed at unlimited participation (Siemens, 2013). One aim of MOOCs is to increase the accessibility of tertiary education to people who would not usually have access to it. The past decade has seen a rapid development of these courses with a stream of research focused on this new teaching innovation. While there has been research on how MOOCs are developed and why students enrol in MOOCs, there has been relatively less research focused on the accessibility to students in different countries, including those that could be considered less economically developed. This study used a mixed-methods research approach to examine the relationship between MOOCs and the education access of these courses for students, internationally. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from both the students' and lecturers' perspectives of two MOOCs taught in a New Zealand university. Quantitative data on the students' demographics and motivations were provided by the EdX platform. These data indicated that most students enrolled in the two MOOCs were from developed countries. Correlation analysis and multivariate regression were used to examine the relationship between students' participation rate and development level in the country where the students were studying. The statistical results indicate that students from developed countries were more likely to enrol in the MOOCs than students from developing countries. Given that MOOCs aim to engage diverse groups of students globally, qualitative data in the form of interviews were used to address the following questions: What are the lecturers' motivations to teach these MOOCs; which groups of students did the lecturers target in their teaching; and how did the lecturers adapt the courses to cater for the learners' diversity? The lecturers anticipated that most MOOCs students were from developed countries and had tertiary degrees. Although the lecturers applied several approaches to engage diverse groups of students, their demographics were largely aligned with the lecturers' expectations. The role of the MOOCs in increasing accessibility to higher education for students who were traditionally excluded was limited.

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