This study aims to understand the relationship between environmental consciousness and multidimensional (i.e., cognition, affection, and activation aspects) of customer brand engagement (CBE) in ...relation to online grocery shopping. It also investigates the moderating effect of customer characteristics on the associations among environmental consciousness, CBE, and behavior intention. 358 Korean respondents took part in this research using an online survey to assess the impacts of multidimensional CBE for online grocery. The outcomes reveal that environmental consciousness positively influences cognition and activation aspects of CBE. Additionally, activation, affection, and cognition aspects of CBE positively affect behavioral intention. Multi-group analysis is performed to identify the difference among customers in low and high customer characteristics. In addition, by demonstrating a role for CBE, this study adds to the existing literature on online grocery. Furthermore, the outcomes of this research provide direction for building marketing strategies for online groceries for marketers and practitioners.
Environmental Consciousness of Beach Tourist Mariia Iamkovaia; Manuel Arcila; Filomena Cardoso Martins ...
Tourism and hospitality management,
12/2020, Volume:
26, Issue:
2
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Purpose – The main goal of the present investigation is to estimate the level of tourists' environmental consciousness (EC), which forms their intention to behave environmentally friendly (EF) during ...vacation time. Design – Variables of environmental awareness, environmental perception, environmental attitude, and perceived behavioural control were employed to analyze the level of tourists EC. Methodology – A tourists’ questionnaire was carried out in four mature beach destinations in the province of Cadiz during the high summer season of 2018. A systematic random selection of respondents was conducted along the pathway parallel to each beach covering both the dry and intertidal areas. In addition, Paper and Pencil Interviewing (PAPI) was completed with the tourists. Approach – Latent class analysis (LCA) model was implemented the R statistical computing program to evaluate tourists’ EC. Findings - Results demonstrated that beach tourists can be divided into three groups with low, medium and high EC. The largest group of tourists has medium EC, followed by low and high ones. Thus, the outcome demonstrates that the majority of beachgoers have insufficient levels of EC and intention to behave in an environmentally friendly manner. Originality of the research – The research includes exceptional variables to demonstrate the level of tourists’ EC and the most probable behaviour of derived groups. Moreover, the statistical analysis provides socio-geographic characteristics of these groups of tourists. Thus, the investigation serves local policymakers as a complementary tool to design an adequate management model of sustainable tourism development.
Purpose This paper examines the understanding of various factors that influence consumer purchase intentions of renting products as a result of growth in the sharing economy. In addition, the study ...examines the notion of consumer minimalism, the mediating role of environmental consciousness and the moderating role of consumer scepticism to explain consumer rental consumption intention. Design/methodology/approach The research used a survey questionnaire to collect data from Indian consumers ( N = 259). Data analysis involved using structural equation modelling with AMOS v25 and PROCESS macro. Structural equation modelling was employed to test the models involving mediation, moderation and moderated mediation. Findings The findings link consumer minimalism and the intention to rent products. This research contributed to the existing body of knowledge by incorporating the concepts of consumer minimalism and consumer scepticism into consumers' decisions regarding renting products. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that environmental consciousness enhances consumers' inclination to rent products, shedding light on the factors influencing this preference. Originality/value This research extends the existing literature on consumer purchase intentions for rented products by investigating how consumer minimalism, mediated by environmental consciousness and moderated by consumer scepticism, influences these intentions. The results offer valuable insights for both theoretical understanding and practical applications, guiding marketing developers and brands that cater to minimalist consumers interested in renting products. Additionally, it suggests future research avenues in this domain.
This study aims to focus on Pakistan’s fertilizer industry and investigate the causal relationships among environmental consciousness (ECO), green creativity (GCR), green mindfulness (GMD), and ...energy efficiency (EE), which are all essential mechanisms as well as circumstances that control the situation in well-developed manners. This study consists of a sample regarding four hundred and four (404) employees from seven companies by using partial least squares (PLS) and structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The results indicate that environmental consciousness significantly and positively affects employee energy efficiency directly and indirectly in the presence of green creativity as a mediator. Moreover, the moderating effect of green mindfulness persisted only in the association between energy efficiency and green creativity. In the appropriate literature, this empirical investigation is the first of its kind which does not only provide an organized way to examine the effects of environmental consciousness on energy efficiency but also recommend the most effective means for employees and associations to embrace the best policies. This study has important policy implications for promoting clean production, clean environment, and sustainable development for developed and developing economies.
The National Pollution Source Census has been conducted in China to strengthen environmental supervision and management while mobilizing the public to participate in census work. Public participation ...usually plays an important role in environmental governance, but its development in China is relatively inadequate at present. However, the implementation of the National Pollution Source Census has created favorable conditions for promoting public participation. To explore the influence of the National Pollution Source Census on public participation, we conducted a nationwide questionnaire-based survey, recording the public's perceptions and behaviors related to environmental issues following the census. Structural equation modeling and logistic regression were conducted to analyze the data. The main findings indicate the following. First, the implementation of the National Pollution Source Census has had a strong positive impact on environmental consciousness, which, in turn, has had a positive effect on public participation. Environmental consciousness plays a fully mediating role in the relationship between the implementation of the National Pollution Source Census and public participation. Second, among the measurement indicators of the implementation of the National Pollution Source Census, environmental information disclosure, the extent of the popularization of environmental pollution knowledge, media-based publicizing of the significance of pollution source censuses, and the legislation-driven establishment of channels for public participation have a significant positive impact on environmental consciousness and public participation. Third, demographic characteristics such as the age and income of the public further affect their environmental consciousness and participation in environmental governance activities.
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•Implementing the NPSC strongly improves public's environmental consciousness (EC).•EC positively affects public participation (PP) in environmental governance.•China's NPSC has a strong positive impact on PP via EC's mediating effect.•Info disclosure promotes public EC and motivates PP in environmental governance.•Public's age and income significantly affect their EC and PP in environmental governance.
For consistent and effective CO2 reduction, many countries need to improve not only the technical efficiency of CO2 mitigation, but also environmental responsibility. In this study, we examine both ...the technical efficiency and voluntary environmental consciousness (VEC) of 12 European countries using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA). In the first stage, we measured the technical efficiency of green energy technologies (GET) associated with fossil fuels, renewable energy, and storage technologies of each country for energy generation with regard to CO2 emissions by surveying GET-related patents. Using the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI), we decomposed CO2 emissions into the following technological factors: energy intensity, fuel mix, and CO2 emission coefficient. In the second stage, we quantified the VEC in each country by investigating GET patent changes via research and development (R&D) investment at given changes in CO2 emissions. The results show different aspects for each country in terms of technical efficiency and VEC, suggesting potential levels of both efficient CO2 reductions and desirable GET development by using reference countries as a benchmark. Our study methodology and results can contribute to establishing effective national technology policy and aid in calls for common responsibility and the active participation of nations in addressing climate change.
•Technical efficiency for CO2 reduction and voluntary environmental consciousness (VEC) of 12 EU countries were evaluated.•We use the two-stage DEA using technological factors decomposed by the logarithmic mean Divisia index.•The 12 European countries were classified into four groups, based on technical efficiency and VEC.•Our findings can help managing effective and consistent reduction of CO2emissions.
This research contributes to the understanding of sustainable brands loyalty by evaluating consumers' perceptions of different communication tools. An online consumer survey collected 441 valid ...responses and partial least square structural equation modeling was applied to analyze data. Results reveal that ecolabels consciousness contributes to create a sustainable brand image and to develop environmental consciousness, whereas perceived advertising spend does not. Also, loyalty to sustainable brands is influenced by consumers' environmental consciousness but not by sustainable brands image. Our findings suggest that environmental consciousness is crucial to develop sustainable brands loyalty, reinforcing the importance of consumers' environmental education.
•Safety and security, app functionality, and service reliability shape users’ satisfaction.•A pro-environmental attitude boosts the hedonic value of shared e-scooters, enhances satisfaction, and ...fosters user loyalty.•Users who see shared e-scooters as a transportation solution find the service more price-fair and show more loyalty.•Perceived affordability contributes to satisfaction, while price consciousness is a prominent barrier to higher utilization.•The more satisfied riders are, the more likely they are to stay loyal users.•Availability and quality of infrastructure, like dedicated lanes and trip-end facilities, are key factors for long-term use.
Shared electric scooter services (SESS) have gained popularity in many cities as an emerging mobility mode. However, SESS is attributed to low utilization rates in some cities. In this context, the significance of users’ satisfaction with the provided services, along with their loyalty, becomes particularly pronounced. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the service quality (SQ) from the users’ perspective and understand its effect on satisfaction and loyalty, which are critical factors for the long-term durability and success of service. Thus, this study examines the determinants of user satisfaction and loyalty toward SESS. For this, we conducted an online survey among the SESS users in Chicago. We analyzed the responses using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and reflexive thematic analysis (TA). Our results confirm the quality-value-satisfaction-loyalty paradigm and indicate that users’ perceptions of SQ, including safety and security, service availability, interface, and perceived affordability, significantly contribute to user loyalty enhancement toward SESS. Perceived value (hedonic value, utilitarian value, and perceived affordability) and satisfaction mediate the impact of SQ on loyalty. Additionally, the results indicate that those who perceive SESS as cost-effective report higher satisfaction levels. Furthermore, users who have pro-environmental attitudes and view SESS as environmentally friendly are more likely to derive hedonic value from the service and exhibit higher loyalty. The TA uncovers key challenges from the user perspective, including pricing, service timing, end-trip facilities (e.g., parking), street pavement condition, vendor operational zoning, and fleet quality, with a specific emphasis on GPS accuracy. These findings provide valuable insights into user behavioral mechanisms, which can be considered as a manifest for service improvement and enhancing efficiency.
Previous studies have highlighted the communicative limitations of artistic visualizations, which are often too conceptual or interpretive to enhance public understanding of (and volition to act ...upon) scientific climate information. This seems to suggest a need for greater factuality/concreteness in artistic visualization projects, which may indeed be the case. However, in this paper, we synthesize insights from environmental psychology, the psychology of art, and intermediate disciplines like eco-aesthetics, to argue that artworks—defined by their counterfactual qualities—can be effective for stimulating elements of environmental consciousness. We also argue that different artworks may yield different effects depending on how they combine counter/factual strategies. In so doing, we assert that effective artistic perceptualization—here expressed as
affectivization
—exceeds the faithful translation of facts from one mode to another, and cannot be encapsulated in a single example of un/successful art.
