scholarly journals Influence of Environmental Knowledge on Affect, Nature Affiliation and Pro-Environmental Behaviors among Tourists

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Seong Kim ◽  
Jinwon Kim ◽  
Brijesh Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Jeju Island ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Visitor Management ◽  
Commercial Expansion ◽  
Practical Implications

Jeju Island is a popular destination in South Korea that is dependent on nature-based tourism. The annual increase in the influx of visitors has created major environmental impacts due to overuse and commercial expansion. With projected growth in arrivals and the development of tourism infrastructure, the island will experience perpetual challenges for sustainable management of natural resources. However, the role of visitors will be central via a commitment to practice pro-environmental behaviors to protect the island from further degradation. This study was grounded in the cognition-affection-attitude-behavior model to examine the predictive validity of tourists’ environmental knowledge, environmental affect, and nature affiliation on pro-environmental behavior. The data comprised responses from 304 domestic visitors who had visited Jeju Island. The empirical findings indicate that environmental affect was significantly impacted by two dimensions of environmental knowledge (i.e., subjective and objective). Additionally, nature affiliation was positively impacted by environmental affect, while pro-environmental behavior was significantly influenced by both environmental affect and nature affiliation. Overall, these findings provide theoretical and practical implications for sustainable tourism at a nature-based destination. The findings can be utilized for implementation of intervention programs and visitor management at Jeju Island.

scholarly journals Explicating Perceived Sustainability-Related Climate: A Situational Motivator of Pro-Environmental Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wah Leung ◽  
Sonny Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
External Context ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Item Scale

Individuals take cues from their surroundings when deciding whether to perform pro-environmental behaviors. Previous studies have acknowledged the role of structural, policy, and communication efforts to encourage pro-environmental behavior. Such studies demonstrate the importance of evaluating the external contexts when examining behaviors. Yet, there is a lack of explication of what external context is entailed. Expanding the concept of perceived sustainability-related climate (PSRC) used in organizational communication literature, this study proposes two dimensions that shape PSRC in the workplace—structural cues and social cues. The study then generalizes PSRC such that it is applicable in contexts beyond the workplace and proposes a 10-item scale to measure PSRC. Using confirmatory factor analysis, this study tests the factor structure and concurrent validity of the concept. The study also tests convergent validity of PSRC with social norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes.

scholarly journals Prediction of environmental activism: The role of knowledge, attitudes, affects and behaviors

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-144
Author(s):  
Milica Marušić-Jablanović ◽  
Jelena Stanišić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Environmental Activism ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Affective Attitude ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Behavior

The components of ecological li teracy comprise knowledge, attitudes, affect, behavior, and environmental activism. The goal of this paper is to establish whether environmental activism can be predicted on the basis of environmental knowledge, proenvironmental attitudes, affect, and behavior. In addition to this, the goal of the research is to examine to what extent individuals of different activism levels differ in terms of knowledge of basic environmental problems, expression of the attitude of ecological apathy, anthropocentrism, belonging to nature and connection with nature, as well as usual practices of pro-environmental behavior. By surveying a sample of adult respondents from Serbia who belong to a group devoted to an environmental problem (N=255), we have discovered that general environmental knowledge alone does not contribute to pro-environmental behaviors or environmental activism. The predictors of activism are pro-environmental attitudes, an affective attitude towards nature, and common pro-environmental behaviors, even though they help distinguish a group of barely active members from two groups of more active members, but they do not help distinguish those who are active in a virtual space from those who participate personally. The groups are further distinguished by other variables, such as the locus of control, values, and the phenomenon of quasi-activism. The established connection between knowledge and emotional affinity towards nature seems to represent a reciprocal relationship, and indicates that the right way to learn is to acquire knowledge, but while developing a love for nature.

Consumer reactions to unsustainable luxury: a cross-country analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesare Amatulli ◽  
Matteo De Angelis ◽  
Giovanni Pino ◽  
Sheetal Jain
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Reaction ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Luxury Products ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper investigates why and when messages regarding unsustainable luxury products lead to negative word-of-mouth (NWOM) through a focus on the role of guilt, need to warn others and consumers' cultural orientation.Design/methodology/approachThree experiments test whether messages describing unsustainable versus sustainable luxury manufacturing processes elicit guilt and a need to warn others and whether and how the need to warn others affects consumers' NWOM depending on their cultural orientation.FindingsConsumers experience guilt in response to messages emphasizing the unsustainable (vs sustainable) nature of luxury products. In turn, guilt triggers a need to warn other consumers, which leads to NWOM about the luxury company. Furthermore, the results suggest that two dimensions of Hofstede's model of national culture – namely individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity – moderate the effect of the need to warn others on NWOM.Practical implicationsLuxury managers should design appropriate strategies to cope with consumers' different reactions to information regarding luxury brands' unsustainability. Managers should be aware that the risk of NWOM diffusion may be higher in countries characterized by a collectivistic and feminine orientation rather than an individualistic and masculine orientation.Originality/valueConsumer reaction to unsustainable luxury, especially across different cultural groups, is a neglected area of investigation. This work contributes to this novel area of research by investigating NWOM stemming from unsustainable luxury manufacturing practices in different cultural contexts.

scholarly journals Who is more likely to influence others? A value-based approach to pro-environmental social influence behavior (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Kis ◽  
Mark Verschoor ◽  
Rebecca Sargisson
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
A Value ◽  
Environmental Actions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Influence Behavior

Biospheric values can promote, and egoistic values inhibit, a broad range of pro-environmental behaviors. However, people who strongly endorse egoistic values might undertake pro-environmental behavior involving attempts to influence others. We used a questionnaire to assess the relationship between values and the likelihood that with 193 students will attempt to influence their housemates to engage in pro-environmental behavior. To measure this type of influence behavior, we developed and used the Environmental Social Influence Behavior (E-SIB) questionnaire. Both biospheric and egoistic values promoted influence behaviors. Biospheric values more strongly predicted the likelihood of social-influence actions as egoistic values decreased, except when egoistic values were high. We discuss the connections between values and social-influence behaviors, and current knowledge on the role of egoistic values in environmental actions.

scholarly journals The impact of market orientation on innovativeness: evidence from Yemeni SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wail Alhakimi ◽  
Mohammed Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of market orientation on small and medium-sizedenterprises (SMEs) innovativeness in Yemen. Design/methodology/approach The study uses empirical data collected from 206 managers, owners and operators of SME in Sana'a. By using exploratory and quantitative methods, the collected data was examined using descriptive, correlation and regression analyses. Findings The results indicated that market orientation, as a whole, has a significant impact on SME innovativeness. Specifically, while the two dimensions – customer orientation and supplier orientation – have a significant impact on SME innovativeness, the other two dimensions – competitor and inter-functional coordination – do not have a significant impact on SME innovativeness. Research limitations/implications The study focuses only on four factors that have an influence over SME innovativeness based on the perspective of managers. Practical implications SMEs represent the largest portion of businesses in Yemen’s private sector. It is anticipated that the findings of this study will help SMEs’ owners and managers to better understand market orientation and the significant impact it has on SME innovativeness. Originality/value The value of this research work is evident from the fact that the market orientation models have neglected the part of suppliers (upstream supply chain) in generating superior value for customers, even though they have concentrated on the role of customers (downstream supply chain) and competitors.

scholarly journals The Influence of Norm Perception on Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Comparison between the Moderating Roles of Traditional Media and Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7164
Author(s):  
Ruixia Han ◽  
Yali Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Norm Perception ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Relationship

The activation of norm perception can promote pro-environmental behavior. How does media, as important variables in activating norm perception, affect pro-environmental behavior? Through an online survey of 550 randomly selected Chinese citizens, this study examines the roles of traditional media and social media in influencing the relationship between norm perception and pro-environmental behavior. Based on multi-level regression analysis of data, this study found that (1) compared with traditional media, social media play a more significant role in moderating the relationship between norm perception and pro-environmental behavior; (2) the promotion of the perception of injunctive norms by traditional media has a negative relationship with pro-environmental behaviors; (3) the activation of subjective norm perception by social media will promote pro-environmental behaviors. According to this research, in the current media environment, we should carefully release pro-environmental information on social media and encourage relevant discussions, and appropriately reduce environment-relevant injunctive normative information on traditional media. The study also discusses the role of media in regulating norm perception and pro-environmental behavior in different cultural contexts.

scholarly journals Exploring the Differential Effect of Life Satisfaction on Low and High-Cost Pro-Environmental Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Salvador del Saz Salazar ◽  
Luis Pérez y Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
University Degree

The role of life satisfaction as a determinant of pro-environmental behavior remains largely unexplored in the extant literature. Using a sample of undergraduate students, we explore the effect of life satisfaction on low- and high-cost pro-environmental behaviors. While low-cost pro-environmental behavior has been defined as recycling activities, high-cost pro-environmental behavior is defined in a contingent valuation framework in which respondents are asked about their willingness to pay extra for offsetting CO2 emissions, thus avoiding treating the proposed payment as symbolic. Controlling for demographic characteristics and environmental concern, results suggest that life satisfaction has a slightly stronger, and more significant, effect on high-cost pro-environmental behavior than in low-cost pro-environmental behavior. This study also finds that environmental concern and having siblings with a university degree increases the probability of engaging in both behaviors. However, family income is a better predictor of high-cost pro-environmental behavior than of low-cost pro-environmental behavior.

scholarly journals Identify the relationship between personality factors and empathy for animals.

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 382-400
Author(s):  
Mariana Floricica Călin ◽  
Mihaela Luminița Sandu ◽  
Maria Adina Simioana (Lazăr)
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This paper aims to outline a psychological profile of people who show empathy for animals, taking into account personality factors and attachment style. Although in recent years research on the relationship between humans and animals has grown considerably, and every day more and more research is published exploring the links between humans, animals, empathy and behavior, in Romania this topic has not been of much interest. , given the tiny number of researches in this area. Empathy is often studied because it relates to humans, but there is a growing interest in the relationship, development and its impact on animals. This interest is often driven by a curiosity in the role of empathy as an internal motivator for changing pro-environmental behavior. As with many internal affective responses, the connection is not always directly clear, but growing evidence suggests that empathy may influence the likelihood of pro-environmental behaviors. It can be said with certainty that empathy can play an important role in understanding the experiences and needs of animals, and can be considered as a potential way to preserve emotional behaviors.

scholarly journals The Impact of Environmental Knowledge and Awareness on Sustainability Performance of Organizations: The Mediating Role of Employee Green Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Neruja, S. ◽  
A. Anton Arulrajah
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Bank ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examined the impact of environmental knowledge & awareness of employees on sustainability performance of organization among 173 commercial bank employees in Batticaloa Region of Sri Lanka. It explored environmental knowledge & awareness of employees associated with employee green behaviour and the possible mediating role of employee green behaviour between environmental knowledge & awareness and sustainability performance of organization. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the environmental knowledge & awareness of employees were significantly associated with green behaviour among the employees of surveyed banks. It was also established that the association of environmental knowledge & awareness of employees and sustainability performance of the bank is partially mediated by employee green behaviour. This study contributes to fill out the research gaps exist in the area of study to some extent and offers practical implications for the managers of banks to establish efficient and constructive mechanisms and encourage the bank’s staff to implement environmental policies into actions.

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