There is growing concern about the disastrous effect of the food manufacturing sector on the environment, making environmental management practices (EMPs) a potential solution that cannot be ignored. In order to deepen the knowledge related to environmental attitude and the relationship between this attitude and the intention to adopt EMPs, the owner‐managers of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), which are the primary decision‐makers in the organisation, are the best area of interest to be tested. This paper aims to investigate the influence of owner‐managers’ environmental attitude and its mediation effect, as well as the influences of attributes of innovation toward the intention to adopt EMPs. This study was conducted on 367 food manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia, and the data collected were analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings revealed that environmental attitude, relative advantage, compatibility, and complexity have significantly influenced the owner‐managers’ intention to adopt EMPs. Furthermore, the owner‐managers’ environmental attitude proved to have partial mediation effects in the structural model. The paper has significant implications as it shows the vital role of the owner‐managers’ environmental attitude, not only as a driver that nurtures the intentions of EMPs, but also as an intervening variable that mediates the relationship between the attributes of innovation and the intention to adopt EMPs.

The new trend of purchasing has changed tremendously from traditional method to online. The paper highlights the issue of the important factors encouraging online shopping among office workers. Thus the objective of the study is to determine the factors that influence online purchase intention. The factors involved in the study are impulse purchase orientation, brand orientation, prior online purchase experience, and online trust. Applying quantitative method, questionnaires using Google form were distributed through social media social network such as WhatsApp, Facebook, FB Messenger, and Microsoft Teams for data collection. Respondents were selected using snowball sampling technique for data gathering. The data were analysed using descriptive analysis, reliability, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis by deploying the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The major findings of the study revealed that impulse purchase orientation, brand orientation, prior online purchase experience and online trust have a significant relationship with online purchase intention. However, the results of Regression Analysis indicate that online trust has a strong influence on online purchase intention. As a concluding remark, the study suggested that the web retailers should consider providing more reliable and important information inside their web sites in order to increase customers' trust. The practical and research implications are further discussed in the paper. Future researchers are recommended to conduct the study with wider scope of respondents.

SMEs in the food manufacturing sector represent a considerable proportion of mainstream businesses in Malaysia. The changes in the lifestyles of Malaysians have led to increased demand for convenience and processed foods, which has led to a growing number of food manufacturing establishments in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the expansion in the food manufacturing sector is followed by a rise in environmental issues. Therefore, to mitigate the impact of food manufacturing activities on the environment, one of the best possible solutions is to implement environmental management practices (EMPs). SMEs may encounter varying levels of pressure from customers, regulatory bodies, and the social community regarding environmental behavior and compliance. This study used the Stakeholder theory to develop the research model. The first objective of this study is to determine the effect of SMEs’ external stakeholders, including customer pressure, regulatory pressure, and social community pressure, on food manufacturing SMEs’ intention to adopt EMPs. The second objective is to test the effect of firm size as a moderating variable. A structured questionnaire was administered to 367 food manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia. The findings reveal that the SMEs’ intention to adopt EMPs was significantly related to customer, regulatory, and social community pressures. The study also discovered that firm size only moderated the relationship between customer pressure and the intention to adopt EMPs. The results provided a more robust understanding of the effect of external factors on SMEs’ intentions toward EMPs. Policymakers are recommended to carefully consider those factors to encourage more SMEs to adopt EMPs. SMEs should cultivate a learning and innovative culture to successfully embrace EMPs in a changing business environment.

Despite the rising awareness on practicing healthy eating habits, statistics show the severity of the health state of Malaysian population. This indicates that most people may not have transformed their awareness into healthier eating behaviors. In response to this discrepancy between awareness and behavior, it is crucial to develop some basis for understanding the intention towards healthy eating as intention is believed to lead to performing desired behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the significant factors influencing Malaysians' healthy eating intention with the application of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). A sample of 1,719 adults participated in this study. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. All exogenous constructs consisting of attitude (β = 0.570), perceived behavioral control (β = 0.244), and subjective norm (β = 0.082) have positive and significant relationship with healthy eating intention. The model explained 56.7% of the variance in healthy eating intention with attitude being the most influential predictor. The findings confirm the applicability of TPB and provide indispensable insights in understanding the factors influencing the healthy eating intention among Malaysian adults. These findings can be used further to develop effective intervention programs in promoting healthier eating behaviors among the population.