Perceptions and determinants of environmental concern: the case of Hong Kong and its implications for sustainable development

Wong, Tiffany Cho‐Lam; Wan, Po‐san

doi:10.1002/sd.429

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“…The reasons for this analysis are twofold. One is that environmental concern is regarded as precursor to behavioral change (Wong and Wan 2011). The other is that behavior can be changed by making human beings more knowledgeable about the environment and its associated issues (Hungerford and Volk 1990).…”

Section: Environmental Education Researchmentioning

confidence: 98%

Marine environmental awareness among university students in Taiwan: a potential signal for sustainability of the oceans

Chen

Tsai

2015

Environmental Education Research

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University students are regarded as future decision-makers in society and have a high likelihood of becoming opinion-shapers in terms of the environment. Their awareness of the marine environment will therefore have a significant effect upon sustainable marine development. This study examines Taiwanese university students' marine environmental awareness, focusing on environmental attitudes, understanding of marine and coastal issues, and environmental behavior. A total of 825 valid samples in a questionnaire survey are used for the analysis. Overall, respondents possess a highly positive attitude towards the marine environment and a moderate self-reported level of marine knowledge, but are not actively engaged in environmental protection endeavors, particularly ones involving spending personal income and taking legal or political action. Experience in marine-related activities and marine knowledge are important in fostering marine environmental awareness, particularly in regard to environmental behavior. This study addresses the gap between widespread environmental concerns and low engagement in environmental actions by proposing a multimodal approach: improving marine knowledge and experience in marine-related activities, creating safe recreational spaces at seasides, and reinforcing legal education. This study concludes by highlighting the importance of marine environmental awareness in the development of ocean citizenship as well as the sustainability of the marine environment.

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Section: Environmental Education Researchmentioning

confidence: 98%

Marine environmental awareness among university students in Taiwan: a potential signal for sustainability of the oceans

Chen

Tsai

2015

Environmental Education Research

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“…Through a review of literature, it has been found that organizations having more female workforce exhibit higher levels of corporate social responsibility engagements such as social work and environmental projects (Williams, 2003;Setó-Pamies, 2015;Fernandez-Feijoo, Romero, & Ruiz-Blanco, 2014). Women are more concerned about moral and social issues such as sustainability and environmental conservation and thus, engage more frequently in eco-friendly behavior than men (Wong & Wan, 2011). Moreover, whereas women more commonly exhibit voluntary behaviors like those involved in corporate charitable activities, men mostly focus on economic and material aspects within the organization (Ibrahim & Angelidis, 1994;Smith, Wokutch, Harrington, & Dennis, 2001).…”

Section: Gender As a Moderatormentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Human Resource Management and Employee Green Behavior: An Empirical Analysis

Chaudhary

2019

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This study was conducted with an objective to understand the role of green human resource management (GHRM) in fostering environmental performance of employee. Specifically, it examines the impact of GHRM practices on employee green performance behaviors (task related and voluntary) with organizational identification as a mediator and employee personal environmental values and gender as moderators. Three hundred one employee from automobile sector in India participated in the study. Using cross‐sectional research design, the proposed research model was tested with the help of hierarchical regression analysis. GHRM was found to significantly predict both task‐related and voluntary employee green behaviors. Organizational identification significantly mediated the effect, whereas gender and environmental values failed to moderate the relationship between GHRM and employee green behaviors. The study signifies the role of HRM in achieving environmental sustainability and emphasizes on the urgent need to embed sustainability dimension into HR systems to achieve sustainable development goals.

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“…Burton and Hegarty (1999) have concluded that women have higher expectations of CSR than men. Women have a higher concern for ethical issues such as the environment and thus tend to engage more frequently in environmentally friendly behavior than men (Davidson and Freudenburg, 1996;Wong and Wan, 2011). Similarly, while women tend to relate to discretionary behavior of the type involved in corporate charitable activities, their male counterparts are more likely to focus on economic and instrumental concerns within the organization (Smith et al, 2001;Ibrahim and Angelidis, 1994).…”

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“…In the same vein, Vitell et al (1993) have proved that highly masculine people seek superior performance at the expense of ethical codes since they are more ambitious and performance-oriented. On the other hand, while women tend to hold pro-environment beliefs, they are nonetheless more likely to have a negative view of environmental performance than men (Wong and Wan, 2011). Therefore, masculinity is negatively related to one's susceptibility to corporate ethics, and consumer trust in a company's unethical context is more likely to be lower in the case of women rather than men (Yoo and Donthu, 2002).…”

Section: Csr To Corporate Distrustmentioning

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The Role of Gender Differences in the Impact of CSR Perceptions on Corporate Marketing Outcomes

Hur

Kim

Jang

2015

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions regarding business sustainability. Another important objective of this study was to explore the moderating role of gender on the relationship between CSR perception and three corporate marketing outcomes (i.e., corporate brand equity, corporate distrust, and corporate hypocrisy). Using a sample of 867 consumers in South Korea, a t-test and hierarchical moderated regression analysis were employed to test four hypotheses. The results of this study showed that female consumers have a higher perception toward CSR than male consumers. The results also revealed that the positive relationship between CSR perception and corporate brand equity was stronger among men than women. In addition, the negative relationships between CSR perception and corporate distrust and between CSR perception and corporate hypocrisy were both stronger among men than women.

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Perceptions and determinants of environmental concern: the case of Hong Kong and its implications for sustainable development

Cited by 35 publications

References 20 publications

Marine environmental awareness among university students in Taiwan: a potential signal for sustainability of the oceans

Marine environmental awareness among university students in Taiwan: a potential signal for sustainability of the oceans

Green Human Resource Management and Employee Green Behavior: An Empirical Analysis

The Role of Gender Differences in the Impact of CSR Perceptions on Corporate Marketing Outcomes

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