Assessing Consumer Preference for Overpackaging Solutions in E-Commerce

The emergence of e-commerce and express delivery services has significantly transformed business operations and consumer shopping experience. However, the resulting problem of packaging waste, particularly from overpackaging, poses serious challenges to environmental sustainability and human health. Existing research has proposed many solutions from various perspectives, but very few have considered the acceptability and consumer preference for these proposals. Using the value co-creation (VCC) theory, we established a research model to explore consumer preferences for e-commerce overpackaging solutions. A survey of 632 online consumers in Guangzhou and Shenzhen was conducted, and data were analyzed using the SmartPLS software. The results show that establishing a recycling system, government policy, and consumers’ environmental awareness have a significant positive impact on consumer preference, while combined packaging has a significant negative impact. We also found that government policy plays an intermediary role in establishing a recycling system and consumer preference. Based on these findings, we recommend that enterprises establish and improve their packaging recycling systems and that e-commerce platforms provide alternative options to combined packaging. Also, the government should play a guiding and coordinating role for enterprises and consumers, and environmental awareness among consumers should actively be promoted.

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Government Policy in Overcoming Religious Extremism in Indonesia: A Multidisciplinary Review between Public Administration and Psychology

RUDN Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.22363/2312-8313-2021-8-4-423-433 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 423-433

Author(s):

Dana R. Buana ◽

Masayu N. Juwita

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Government Policy ◽

Research Method ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Literature Study ◽

Religious Extremism ◽

The Government ◽

The Right

The development of religious extremism in Indonesia continues to increase every year so that serious attention is needed by the government to deal with religious extremism in Indonesia. Indonesia is an archipelagic country where there are various ethnic groups and religions that coexist. However, the development of religious extremism sometimes becomes a serious problem for the Indonesian people because it can have a negative impact and damage the unity between nations and religions. This research uses literature study. This research method is carried out by reviewing various literatures, both books, newspapers, survey reports, academic journals related to religious extremism in Indonesia. The results show that not all religious extremism has an impact on the emergence of terrorism, but the government still must make the right policies in handling religious extremism that can cause division and affect peoples welfare. The policies that have been made by the government are considered appropriate and based on the laws that have been set by the government so that they can have a positive impact in maintaining the unity and integrity of the Indonesian nation.

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Impact of Green Supply Chain Managerial Practices on Environmental Sustainability: Readymade Garment Factories of Bangladesh

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v15n6p31 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Farhana Ferdousi Aziz ◽

Tahmina Sultana ◽

Farhana Yasmin

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Green Supply Chain ◽

Managerial Practices ◽

Garment Factories ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to find out the impact of Green Supply Chain managerial practices on environmental sustainability in the garment factories of Bangladesh. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods has been used to gather data through a survey. The survey respondents were mid-level SCM managers of 60 garment factories located in Gazipur. Descriptive data analysis, regression model and ANOVA have been used to show the impact of the independent variables on ‘Environmental Sustainability’. This paper has revealed that 4 variables have a statistically significant relation with the dependent variable and that lack of knowledge and government initiatives are the main reasons for low environmental sustainability. The research identifies the government initiatives that need to be taken and it also claims that there should be awareness about the significance of environmental sustainability among managers and the workforce to achieve environmental sustainability. This is important for Bangladesh, because environmental sustainability has a positive impact on the economy of the country. Previous literature has shown the benefits of GSCM and its impact on environmental sustainability in other countries. Whereas, this paper shows the current GSCM practices of the readymade garment factories of Bangladesh and shows the impact of the practices on Environmental Sustainability. The paper shows the practices that have positive and negative impact on the sustainability of the environment and it also comes up with the reasons why certain practices have a negative impact. Thus, this will help the government of Bangladesh to know about the practices that need to be continued and those that need to be improved.

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Environmental Regulation, Environmental Awareness and Environmental Governance Satisfaction

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13073960 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 3960

Author(s):

Meng-Meng Geng ◽

Ling-Yun He

Keyword(s):

Environmental Regulation ◽

Environmental Governance ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Subjective Evaluation ◽

Environmental Awareness ◽

General Social Survey ◽

Probit Model ◽

The People ◽

The Impact

It is a problem worth thinking about whether the government’s environmental regulation policies can meet the residents’ requirements for environmental quality, and benefit the people. The study of the public’s subjective evaluation can more intuitively judge whether the government’s environmental regulation has realized “ecological benefits for the people”. Based on the data of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) in 2013, this paper studied the impact of environmental regulation and environmental awareness on environmental governance satisfaction by an ordered probit model. The study found that environmental regulation has a significant positive impact on environmental governance satisfaction, while environmental awareness has a significant negative impact on environmental governance satisfaction. We also found that when public environmental awareness is taken into account, the positive relationship between environmental regulation and environmental governance satisfaction is affected. The robustness test proved this conclusion.

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Analisis Dampak Toko Modern Terhadap Keberadaan Usaha Mikro, Kecil, Menengah Di Kota Padangsidimpuan

AT-TAWASSUTH: Jurnal Ekonomi Islam ◽

10.30829/ajei.v4i1.4415 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 208

Author(s):

Rahmat Kurniawan ◽

Azhar Azhar

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

City Government ◽

Banking Institutions ◽

The Government ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Role Of The Government

This research is to find out the perceptions of micro, small and medium enterprises to modern stores, MSME partnerships with modern stores, constraints, and the role of the government in overcoming the problems of modern shops and MSMEs in Padangsidimpuan City. This research is a descriptive qualitative study by conducting in-depth interviews. The results showed the perception of MSMEs towards modern stores had a negative and positive impact. The negative impact, the income of MSMEs has decreased. The positive impact, the presence of modern stores motivates MSMEs to evaluate themselves from modern stores. The partnership established by MSMEs with modern stores is the use of business locations provided by modern stores. The constraints of MSMEs are business capital, human resources, business legality, business permits and products, while the constraints of modern stores are business permits, human resources and partnerships with MSMEs. The role of the City Government of Padangsidimpuan is for modern stores, namely to give an appeal not to add to modern store outlets and to call for partnerships in terms of marketing local MSME products. For MSMEs, facilitate MSMEs with banking institutions in terms of providing venture capital, training and guidance to MSMEs, and making packaging houses.

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RESILIENSI EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DESA WISATA PENGLIPURAN DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19

JURNAL KEPARIWISATAAN ◽

10.52352/jpar.v20i2.497 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 144-158

Author(s):

Ida bagus putra Negarayana

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Local Community ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Economic Resilience ◽

Cash Assistance ◽

Village Community ◽

Delivery Services ◽

The Government ◽

Livelihood Resilience ◽

Role Of The Government

Penglipuran Tourism Village feels the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its tourism activities. Before the pandemic, the rapid tourism activity in Penglipuran Tourism Village made many rural communities dependent on the tourism sector. However, due to the prolonged pandemic, many people have to change professions to be able to survive and the economy can not run properly. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the economic resilience of the local community of Penglipuran Tourism Village in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses quantitative and qualitative methods (Mix Method). The study showed that the economic condition of the Penglipuran Tourism Village Community experienced a decline in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, this was influenced by several things, namely the decline in tourism activities in the village due to restrictions on activities and government policies, livelihood sources that changed for the worse and a decrease in income and public spending. The Economic Resilience of the Penglipuran Tourism Village Community is carried out in tourism activities by implementing the CHSE health protocol, village promotion, and village planning through improvements and additions to facilities and infrastructure support livelihood resilience efforts are carried out by digitizing products with online promotions, as well as the existence of delivery services that benefit buyers, the role of the government in resilience is to provide direct cash assistance to the community.

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PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA BUKIT SITETEPAN (Studi Kasus Desa Tegalsari, Kecamatan Bruno, Kabupaten Purworejo)

AGRITEXTS: Journal of Agricultural Extension ◽

10.20961/agritexts.v43i1.41631 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 43

Author(s):

Delima Canda Mustika ◽

Eny Lestari ◽

Sugihardjo Sugihardjo

Keyword(s):

Public Perception ◽

Local Community ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Planning Stage ◽

The Government ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Using Data

<p>The Tegalsari village is the large village with the second largest population in Bruno District, Purworejo Regency. It makes Tegalsari village have several potentiality to become ecotourism place. The government wants to develop ecotourism in Tegalsari Village to boost the economy and the welfare condition that categorized as poor village. The first stage of ecotourism development is planning stage to know the public perception of the development of ecotourism in Tegalsari Village.This research aims to examine public perceptions of the development plan of Tegalsari Village ecotourism, Bruno District, Purworejo Regency. This research uses qualitative basic methods with interactive inductive data analysis methods. The research location was chosen intentionally or purposively. Determination of informants in this study using the snowball sampling technique. The number of informants is 14 informants. The validity of the data is obtained using data triangulation. The results of this study indicate that the community provides a positive perception of ecotourism development. Ecotourism development was initiated and welcomed by the local community. The community hopes that Bukit Sitetepan ecotourism development can improve people’s welfare. There are several supporting factors and obstacles to the process of developing ecotourism and ecotourism development also bring positive and negative impacts. According to the community, the positive impact caused is greater than the negative impact.</p>

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Analisis Kebijakan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan Madrasah Di Kabupaten Nganjuk

Jurnal Kebijakan dan Pengembangan Pendidikan ◽

10.22219/jkpp.v7i2.11713 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Dicky Dwi Wibowo ◽

Agus Tinus

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Local Governments ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Regional Government ◽

Education Policies ◽

New Students ◽

System 2 ◽

The Government ◽

Negative Impacts

Abstract: The regional government is at the forefront of sustainable development. Through policies issued by local governments can help improve the quality of education at the Madrasah level. The study aims to describe 1) a comparison of education policies by the Nganjuk Regional Government. 2) The authority of education policy providers by the Nganjuk regional government. 3) positive and negative impacts of the comparison of government policies on the implementation of Madrasah education. This research uses qualitative research with a descriptive-analytic approach. Data collection techniques are done using observation, interviews, and documents. Data analysis of the results of the study was carried out by data reduction, data presentation, and concluding (data verification). The results of the study show that (1) Problems and comparisons of educational policies namely regarding the qualifications of the establishment of schools and madrasas, and differences in the admission schedule for new students that are still not aligned between the Education Office and the Nganjuk Ministry of Religion Office due to the centralization and decentralization of the government system. (2) The authority exercised by the Education Office and the Regional People's Representative Assembly Commission 4 does not affect Madrasas (3) The positive impact is that madrasas can choose students who are superior and can meet the ceiling set by the government. The negative impact is that madrasas are said to be a factor in merging schools and the lack of local government attention to madrasas.Keywords: School, Madrasa, Educational Policy, Local Government Abstrak: Pemerintah daerah menjadi ujung tombak dalam pembangunan yang berkelanjutan. Melalui kebijakan yang dikeluarkan pemerintah daerah dapat membantu peningkatkan mutu penyelenggaraan pendidikan di tingkat Madrasah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang1) perbandingan kebijakan pendidikan oleh Pemerintah Daerah NganjukDalam Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan Madrasah. 2) Kewenangan penyelenggara kebijakan pendidikanMadrasah oleh pemerintah daerah Nganjuk.3) dampak positif dan negatif dari perbandingan kebijakan pemerintah terhadap penyelenggaraan pendidikan Madrasah. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif-analitik. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan observasi, wawancara serta dokumen. Analisis data hasil penelitian dilakukan dengan reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan (verifikasi data). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Permasalahan dan perbandingan kebijakan pendidikan yaitu mengenai kualifikasi jarak pendirian sekolah dan madrasah, dan perbedaan jadwal penerimaan siswa baru yang masih belum selaras antara Dinas Pendidikan dan Kantor Kementerian Agama Nganjuk dikarenakan sentralisasi dan desentralisasi sistem pemerintahan. (2) Kewenagan yang dilakukan Dinas Pendidikan dan DPRD Komisi 4 tdak berpengaruh kepada Madrasah (3) Dampak positif yaitu madrasah mampu memilih siswa yang unggul dan bisa memenuhi pagu yang telah ditentukan oleh pemerintah. Dampak negatinya adalah madrasah dikatakan sebagai faktor penggabungan sekolah dan masih kurangnya perhatian pemerintah daerah terhadap madrasah.Kata kunci: Sekolah, Madrasah, Kebijakan Pendidikan, Pemerintah Daerah

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Evaluating user satisfaction with the e-payment gateway system in Tanzania

SA Journal of Information Management ◽

10.4102/sajim.v23i1.1430 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

Author(s):

John M. Sausi ◽

Joel S. Mtebe ◽

Jimmy Mbelwa

Keyword(s):

User Satisfaction ◽

Design Research ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

System Quality ◽

Delone And Mclean ◽

Success Model ◽

The Government ◽

Payment Gateway

Background: The Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Finance and Planning implemented the Government Electronic Payment Gateway (GePG) system to improve the whole cycle of revenue management. As of June 2020, the system has been implemented in 660 institutions, 28 commercial banks, and 6 mobile money operators. Whilst the initial acceptance of this system is positive, relatively no study has evaluated its effectiveness in meeting the expected benefits. Elsewhere, similar systems showed initial acceptance at the beginning, followed by failures after some years of use. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of GePG system to find out how effectively public money is spent.Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the success of GePG system using users’ satisfaction as a success measure.Method: The study adapted the updated Delone and Mclean Information Systems success model whereby perceived usefulness and trust in system were added as new factors. The sequential explanatory design research design integrating quantitative and qualitative data within a single investigation was adopted. A total of 442 users from 271 institutions in 11 regions in Tanzania participated in the study.Results: Trust in system, information quality, and perceived usefulness had a significant positive impact on users’ satisfaction with GePG system, whilst service quality had a significant negative impact. In contrast, system quality did not have an effect.Conclusion: The study shows that trust in system and perceived usefulness are important factors in the updated Delone and Mclean IS success model in evaluating user satisfaction with revenue collection systems. The findings from the open-ended questions and implications of the findings are discussed.

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Impacts of the Religious Policies Enacted from 1965 to 1980 on Christianity in Indonesia

Mission Studies ◽

10.1163/15733831-12341649 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 191-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amos Sukamto ◽

Nina Herlina ◽

Kunto Sofianto ◽

Yusak Soleiman

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Local Leadership ◽

Indonesian Government ◽

Building Permit ◽

Supreme Council ◽

Religious Services ◽

The Government ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Catholic Churches

Abstract Between 1965 and 1980, the Indonesian government issued three religious policies. These had both positive and negative impacts on Christianity in Indonesia. As a positive impact, the Indonesian Council of Churches (DGI) and the Supreme Council of Indonesian Bishops (MAWI) were motivated to work together in lobbying the government. The policies also boosted the growth of local leadership in Catholic churches. However, the policies also brought a negative impact in that it became difficult for churches to obtain an IMB (Building Permit). In mid-eighties, Christianity could still perform religious services in churches without any disturbances, but after the 1990s, churches with no Building Permit were banned by some radical Islamic organizations. Preaching the gospel was considered violation of the law and a Christian could be sent to prison for performing this activity.

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Consumer preference and demand for traceable food attributes

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-12-2015-0461 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 118 (9) ◽

pp. 2140-2156 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Jiao Lu ◽

Linhai Wu ◽

Shuxian Wang ◽

Lingling Xu

Keyword(s):

Consumer Preferences ◽

Consumer Preference ◽

Multinomial Logit Model ◽

Chinese Government ◽

Significant Heterogeneity ◽

Content Type ◽

Food Traceability ◽

Traceability System ◽

Chinese Consumer ◽

The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper with pork as a case is to analyze Chinese consumer preference and demand for traceable food attributes, in order to provide a useful reference for Chinese Government in developing the safe food market and preventing food safety risks. Design/methodology/approach This research surveyed 1,380 consumers in seven pilot cities that designated by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce for the construction of a meat and vegetable circulation traceability system. A choice-based conjoint analysis and multinomial logit model were used to study consumer preferences and demand for traceable pork attributes. Findings The results demonstrated that certification of traceable information was the most important characteristic, followed by appearance and traceable information. Significant heterogeneity was obtained in consumer preferences for the attributes of traceable pork. Also, consumers’ preferences for traceable attributes were memorably influenced by age, education level, and income level. Social implications Based on these results, the government should encourage and support the production of traceable food with different certification types and different traceability levels. Meanwhile, the development of food traceability systems should be combined with a quality certification labeling system. Originality/value This study extends the applicability of the setting of traceable food attributes and levels in China, and it will improve Chinese food traceability systems through multilateral cooperation.

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