Joining the Global Environmental Protection Movement: an Exploration of Public Environmental Concern in the UAE

Alibeli, Madalla A.; Nair, Satish K.

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“…Related studies also mentioned environmental concerns including the following. Balance of Nature, which refers to the individual's belief that the balance of nature is highly vulnerable to disruption by human activities [63]; Limit to Growth, which refers to the individual's belief that the resources that exist on Earth are limited [64]; Anti anthropocentrism, which refers to the idea that nature not only satisfies human needs but also the needs of other organisms [65]; anti-exemptionalism, which refers to the belief that human life cannot be separated from the rules and laws of nature [66]; and eco-crisis, which refers to the belief that humans are causing harmful effects on the physical environment. is the belief that humans are causing harmful damage to the physical environment [67].…”

Section: Environmental Concernsmentioning

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Impact of Social Media Marketing Activities and ESG Green Brand Involvement on Green Product Repurchase

Hu,

Chao,

Lin

2024

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Global warming, exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions from non-green product manufacturing, necessitates a shift towards green production to safeguard ecosystems and finite resources. The United Nations Environment Programme emphasizes the importance of environmental considerations in corporate ESG criteria. Despite the higher costs of designing and manufacturing green products, which deter some companies and lead to greenwashing, efforts persist to promote sustainable goods. This study explores enhancing consumer repurchase intentions for green products through social media marketing, emphasizing green values, environmental concerns, brand image, and involvement. Findings reveal social media's role in boosting these factors, thus encouraging green repurchases. Insights are valuable for green businesses, social media groups, environmental agencies, and future research.

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Section: Environmental Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Social Media Marketing Activities and ESG Green Brand Involvement on Green Product Repurchase

Hu,

Chao,

Lin

2024

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“…A review of relevant literature shows that scientific research on water consumption behaviors in the UAE, or even in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) more generally is rare (Alibeli & Nair, 2021; Ghneim, 2010). Asakawa (2004) observed that with few exceptions water consumption behavior has not been a common topic of research in conventional analyses of water consumption or consumer behavior.…”

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“…An improved understanding of water consumption behavior, particularly in the UAE where less literature is available, is therefore critical, and forms the focus of this research. The cultural and ethnic diversity of the UAE (Alibeli & Nair, 2021; Yaghi & Yaghi, 2013), offers an opportunity to gain a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of water consumption behavior in different cultures which can then inform campaign planning and implementation of programs aiming to change water consumption behavior.…”

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Consumer Insights into Changing Water Consumption Behavior: A Social Marketing Formative Study

Ibrahim

Rundle‐Thiele

Almestarihi

2022

Social Marketing Quarterly

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Background and Situation Analysis The United Nations has announced serious global water crises at the beginning of the 21st century. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the problem of water shortage is more significant than in other parts of the world, due to lack of the natural freshwater resources and extremely harsh weather. All of this compounded with the highest individual water consumption in the world; the average consumption per capita is 500 L a day, around 82% above the global average. Focus of the Article The main objectives of this study were to gain insights about factors that might impact residents water consumption behavior and open more avenues for using social marketing to influence residents’ behaviors. Research question The research questions are: RQ1: What beliefs are held about the UAEs current water situation? RQ2: What are the current water consumption behaviors of UoS residents? RQ3: What would facilitate lower water consumption? Importance to the Social Marketing Field The importance of this study is to develop a model which may be employed to change individual water consumption behavior using social marketing principles Method A case study methodology was applied to collect data from the University of Sharjah for this study, using the focus groups method. A convenience sample of six focus groups with a total of 39 participants of students, faculty members, administrative staff, and other stakeholders formed the basis of the current study. Results This study revealed that the residents lacked accurate knowledge about the water situation inside the country. In addition, consumers showed mismatch between their religious beliefs and actual consumption behaviors. Recommendations for research/or practice More studies and research should take place in this field, especially in connection with personal behavior issues where individuals need encouragement and incentives to change underlying habits, such as over-consumption of water, obesity, and road accidents.

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“…Many surveys were developed using theoretical approaches based on models such as Ecological Values and the NEP. Being a widely used scale, NEP consists of five dimensions, balance of nature, eco-crisis, anti-exemptionalism, limits to growth and anti -anthropocentrism (known as human domination) (Dunlap & Jones, 2002;Kopnina, 2011;Alibeli & Nair, 2021). Balance of nature is the awareness that human activity affects nature's balance.…”

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Measuring Sustainable Ecocentric Views of Young Entrepreneurs with NEP Scale - A Way Forward to Oman 2040 vision

Suresh

Simon²

2023

EJSD

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Oman’s vision 2040 focuses on four main pillars of People, Economy, Institutions and Environment. Every nation’s economy greatly benefits from its environment, both directly and indirectly. Direct usage is through its use in manufacturing and indirect usage is through the myriad of services it offers. In recent decades, the nature of the environmental concerns facing the world has undergone a major shift. The best defense to sustain the environment is to instill awareness among the youth. This research attempted to initiate this defense mechanism through an assessment of environmental paradigms among budding Omani entrepreneurs. Researchers adopted an area sampling design to select respondents from designated food service-sectors. Data collection was administered through a structured questionnaire using NEP scale focused on five facets such as Reality of Limits to Growth, Anti-anthropocentrism, Fragility of Nature’s Balance, Rejection of Exemptionalism and Possibility of an Eco-Crisis. The analysis included Descriptive statistics, student’s t test, ANOVA and multiple comparison using Tukey HSD test that revealed the impact of respondents’ gender, type of business and location on environmental paradigms to comprehend creative entrepreneurs' willingness to sustain natural resources in support of Oman's Vision 2040. Keywords: Ecocentric views; Young Entrepreneurs; NEP scale; Sustainable Development (SD); Oman Vision 2040

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Joining the Global Environmental Protection Movement: an Exploration of Public Environmental Concern in the UAE

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Impact of Social Media Marketing Activities and ESG Green Brand Involvement on Green Product Repurchase

Impact of Social Media Marketing Activities and ESG Green Brand Involvement on Green Product Repurchase

Consumer Insights into Changing Water Consumption Behavior: A Social Marketing Formative Study

Measuring Sustainable Ecocentric Views of Young Entrepreneurs with NEP Scale - A Way Forward to Oman 2040 vision

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