1,844
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research articles

Predictors of pro-environmental behavior: Moderating role of knowledge sharing and mediatory role of perceived environmental responsibility

ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 1089-1107 | Received 25 Mar 2021, Accepted 24 Nov 2021, Published online: 24 Jan 2022

References

  • Afzaal, M., M. A. Gohar, and Z. Zahid. 2021. “Green Marketing Effect on Consumer’s Purchasing Behavior/Intention and Brand Equity.” International Journal of Business and Economic Affairs 6 (2): 106–117. doi:10.24088/ijbea-2021-62005.
  • Ahmed, N., C. Li, A. Khan, S. A. Qalati, S. Naz, and F. Rana. 2021. “Purchase Intention toward Organic Food among Young Consumers Using Theory of Planned Behavior: Role of Environmental Concerns and Environmental Awareness.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 64 (5): 796–822. doi:10.1080/09640568.2020.1785404.
  • Amoah, A., and T. Addoah. 2021. “Does Environmental Knowledge Drive Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Developing Countries? Evidence from Households in Ghana.” Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 (2): 2719–2738. doi:10.1007/s10668-020-00698-x.
  • Arısal, İ., and T. Atalar. 2016. “The Exploring Relationships between Environmental Concern, Collectivism and Ecological Purchase Intention.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 235: 514–521. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.11.063.
  • Begum, A., L. Jingwei, M. Haider, M. M. Ajmal, S. Khan, and H. Han. 2021. “Impact of Environmental Moral Education on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Do Psychological Empowerment and Islamic Religiosity Matter?” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (4): 1604. doi:10.3390/ijerph18041604.
  • Bimonte, S., L. Bosco, and A. Stabile. 2020. “Nudging Pro-Environmental Behavior: Evidence from a Web Experiment on Priming and WTP.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 63 (4): 651–668. doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1603364.
  • Brinia, V., V. Thomaidi, A. Androutsos, and P. Psoni. 2020. “Is There a Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Pro-Environmental Behaviour? The Case of a Greek Island.” International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies 11 (1): 34–52. doi:10.1504/IJTCS.2020.108165.
  • Chao, C.-M., T.-K. Yu, and T.-Y. Yu. 2021. “Understanding the Factors Influencing Recycling Behavior in College Students: The Role of Interpersonal Altruism and Environmental Concern.” International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. doi:10.1108/IJSHE-07-2020-0232.
  • Chekima, B., S. A. W. S. K. Wafa, O. A. Igau, S. Chekima, and S. L. Sondoh, Jr. 2016. “Examining Green Consumerism Motivational Drivers: Does Premium Price and Demographics Matter to Green Purchasing?” Journal of Cleaner Production 112: 3436–3450. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.102.
  • Dayong, H., and X. Chenyang. 2007. “Sociological Analysis on Gender Difference of Environmental Concern.” Sociological Studies 2: 111–135.
  • De Battisti, F., and E. Siletti. 2019. “On the Use of Control Variables in PLS-SEM = Sull’Uso Delle Variabili di Controllo Nei PLS-SEM.” In Smart Statistics for Smart Applications: A Book of Short Papers, edited by G. Arbia, S. Peluso, A. Pini, and G. Rivellini, 793–798. Milano: Pearson. https://it.pearson.com/content/dam/region-core/italy/pearson-italy/pdf/Dirigentieistituzioni/ISTITUZIONI-HE-PDF-sis2019_V4.pdf
  • De Canio, F., E. Martinelli, and E. Endrighi. 2021. “Enhancing Consumers’ Pro-Environmental Purchase Intentions: The Moderating Role of Environmental Concern.” International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 49 (9): 1312–1329. doi:10.1108/IJRDM-08-2020-0301.
  • de Miranda Coelho, J. A. P., V. V. Gouveia, G. H. S. de Souza, T. L. Milfont, and B. N. R. Barros. 2016. “Emotions toward Water Consumption: Conservation and Wastage.” Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología 48 (2): 117–126. doi:10.1016/j.rlp.2015.09.006.
  • Eden, C. 1992. “A Framework for Thinking about Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS).” Group Decision and Negotiation 1 (3): 199–218. doi:10.1007/BF00126263.
  • Farrelly, C. 2007. “Justice in Ideal Theory: A Refutation.” Political Studies 55 (4): 844–864. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00656.x.
  • Fatima, J. K., H. Z. Khan, and E. Goh. 2016. “Environmental Knowledge and Behavioural Outcomes of Tourism Students in Australia: Towards Testing a Range of Mediation and Moderated Mediation Effects.” Environmental Education Research 22 (5): 747–764. doi:10.1080/13504622.2015.1050356.
  • Hair, J. F., W. C. Black, B. J. Babin, and R. E. Anderson. 2010. Multivariate Data Analysis: A Global Perspective (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Henseler, J., C. M. Ringle, and M. Sarstedt. 2015. “A New Criterion for Assessing Discriminant Validity in Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling.” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 43 (1): 115–135. doi:10.1007/s11747-014-0403-8.
  • Hsu, J. Y., C. L. Hsu, and R. Hasmath. 2017. “NGO Strategies in an Authoritarian Context, and Their Implications for Citizenship: The Case of the People’s Republic Of China.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 28 (3): 1157–1179. doi:10.1007/s11266-016-9806-0.
  • Husnain, M., and A. Toor. 2017. “The Impact of Social Network Marketing on Consumer Purchase Intention in Pakistan: Consumer Engagement as a Mediator.” AJBA 10 (1): 167–199.
  • Hynes, N., and J. Wilson. 2016. “I Do It, but Don’t Tell Anyone! Personal Values, Personal and Social Norms: Can Social Media Play a Role in Changing Pro-Environmental Behaviours?” Technological Forecasting and Social Change 111: 349–359. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2016.06.034.
  • Ismail, S. 2021. “Environmental Management in Uganda: A Reflection on the Role of NEMA and Its Effectiveness in Implementing Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA).” Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities 5 (1): 1–13.
  • Janmaimool, P., and S. Chudech. 2020. “Effect of Domestic and Global Environmental Events on Environmental Concern and Environmental Responsibility among University Students.” Sustainability 12 (4): 1610. doi:10.3390/su12041610.
  • Janteng, J., and C. Tan. 2017. “Effects of Value Co-Creation on Innovation Capability: Knowledge Sharing as a Moderator.” Paper Presented at the 14th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Conference Paper, Hong Kong, December 7–8.
  • Johansson Sevä, I., and J. Kulin. 2018. “A Little More Action, Please: Increasing the Understanding about Citizens’ Lack of Commitment to Protecting the Environment in Different National Contexts.” International Journal of Sociology 48 (4): 314–339. doi:10.1080/00207659.2018.1515703.
  • Johri, L. M., and K. Sahasakmontri. 1998. “Green Marketing of Cosmetics and Toiletries in Thailand.” Journal of Consumer Marketing 15 (3): 265–281. doi:10.1108/07363769810219134.
  • Kang, D., and D. H. Lee. 2016. “Energy and Environment Efficiency of Industry and Its Productivity Effect.” Journal of Cleaner Production 135: 184–193. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.042.
  • Khan, A., J. Hussain, S. Bano, and Y. Chenggang. 2020. “The Repercussions of Foreign Direct Investment, Renewable Energy and Health Expenditure on Environmental Decay? An Econometric Analysis of B&RI Countries.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 63 (11): 1965–1986. doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1692796.
  • Kilbourne, W., and G. Pickett. 2008. “How Materialism Affects Environmental Beliefs, Concern, and Environmentally Responsible Behavior.” Journal of Business Research 61 (9): 885–893. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.09.016.
  • Klöckner, C. A. 2013. “A Comprehensive Model of the Psychology of Environmental Behaviour: A Meta-Analysis.” Global Environmental Change 23 (5): 1028–1038. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.05.014.
  • Kulin, J., and I. Johansson Sevä. 2020. “Quality of Government and the Relationship between Environmental Concern and Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Cross-National Study.” Environmental Politics 30 (5): 727–752.
  • Lee, K. 2009. “Gender Differences in Hong Kong Adolescent Consumers’ Green Purchasing Behavior.” Journal of Consumer Marketing 26 (2): 87–96. doi:10.1108/07363760910940456.
  • Lin, H. F. 2007. “Knowledge Sharing and Firm Innovation Capability: An Empirical Study.” International Journal of Manpower 28 (3/4): 315–332. doi:10.1108/01437720710755272.
  • Lin, S. T., and H. J. Niu. 2018. “Green Consumption: Environmental Knowledge, Environmental Consciousness, Social Norms, and Purchasing Behavior.” Business Strategy and the Environment 27 (8): 1679–1688. doi:10.1002/bse.2233.
  • Liu, P., M. Teng, and C. Han. 2020. “How Does Environmental Knowledge Translate into Pro-Environmental Behaviors?: The Mediating Role of Environmental Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions.” Science of the Total Environment 728: 138126. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138126.
  • Mainardes, E. W., C. A. Espanhol, and P. B. d. Cruz. 2020. “Green Consumption: Consumer Behavior after an Environmental Tragedy.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 64 (7): 1156–1183.
  • Maizza, A., M. Fait, P. Scorrano, and A. Iazzi. 2019. “How Knowledge Sharing Culture Can Become a Facilitator of the Sustainable Development in the Agrifood Sector.” Sustainability 11 (4): 952. doi:10.3390/su11040952.
  • Malik, Muhammad Imran, Faisal Nawaz Mir, Saddam Hussain, Shabir Hyder, Asim Anwar, Zia Ullah Khan, Noman Nawab, Syed Farjad Ali Shah, and Muhammad Waseem. 2019. “Contradictory Results on Environmental Concern While Re-Visiting Green Purchase Awareness and Behavior.” Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 13 (1): 17–28. doi:10.1108/APJIE-11-2018-0061.
  • Mansoor, M. 2021. “Citizens’ Trust in Government as a Function of Good Governance and Government Agency’s Provision of Quality Information on Social Media during COVID-19.” Government Information Quarterly 38 (4): 101597. doi:10.1016/j.giq.2021.101597.
  • Mansoor, M., and U. Noor. 2019. “Determinants of Green Purchase Intentions: Positive Word of Mouth as Moderator.” Journal of Business & Economics 11 (2): 143–160.
  • Mansoor, M., and J. Paul. 2021. “Consumers’ Choice Behavior: An Interactive Effect of Expected Eudaimonic Well‐Being and Green Altruism.” Business Strategy and the Environment. doi:10.1002/bse.2876.
  • Mittal, S., and R. L. Dhar. 2015. “Transformational Leadership and Employee Creativity: Mediating Role of Creative Self-Efficacy and Moderating Role of Knowledge Sharing.” Management Decision 53 (5): 894–910. doi:10.1108/MD-07-2014-0464.
  • Nabilla, F. 2019. “Advertising Attitude, Green Purchase Intention and Environmental Concern: Promoting Functional versus Emotional Appeals.” International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies 5 (4): 199–223. doi:10.20469/ijbas.5.10003-4.
  • Nadilla, P. A. 2020. “The Effect of Knowledge Sharing toward Employee Performance with Teamwork as the Moderator at PT Telkom Indonesia Division of Regional II Jabodetabek.” Jurnal Manajemen Maranatha 20 (1): 1–12. doi:10.28932/jmm.v20i1.2515.
  • Natakoesoemah, S., and G. R. Adiarsi. 2020. “The Indonesian Millenials Consumer Behaviour on Buying Eco-Friendly Products: The Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Perceived Consumer Effectiveness.” International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding 7 (9): 292–302.
  • Newton, J. D., Y. Tsarenko, C. Ferraro, and S. Sands. 2015. “Environmental Concern and Environmental Purchase Intentions: The Mediating Role of Learning Strategy.” Journal of Business Research 68 (9): 1974–1981. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.01.007.
  • Noor, U., M. Mansoor, and S. Rabbani. 2021. “Brand Hate and Retaliation in Muslim Consumers: Does Offensive Advertising Matter?” Journal of Islamic Marketing. doi:10.1108/JIMA-10-2020-0316.
  • Oxenswärdh, A. 2019. “Knowledge Sharing and Sustainable Development.” In Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education, edited by W. Leal Filho. Cham: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_320-1.
  • Paco, A., and R. Gouveia Rodrigues. 2016. “Environmental Activism and Consumers’ Perceived Responsibility.” International Journal of Consumer Studies 40 (4): 466–474. doi:10.1111/ijcs.12272.
  • Paço, A., and T. Lavrador. 2017. “Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes and Behaviours towards Energy Consumption.” Journal of Environmental Management 197: 384–392.
  • Pai, P., and H.-T. Tsai. 2016. “Reciprocity Norms and Information-Sharing Behavior in Online Consumption Communities: An Empirical Investigation of Antecedents and Moderators.” Information & Management 53 (1): 38–52. doi:10.1016/j.im.2015.08.002.
  • Piligrimienė, Žaneta, Andželika Žukauskaitė, Hubert Korzilius, Jūratė Banytė, and Aistė Dovalienė. 2020. “Internal and External Determinants of Consumer Engagement in Sustainable Consumption.” Sustainability 12 (4): 1349. doi:10.3390/su12041349.
  • Pisano, I., and M. Lubell. 2017. “Environmental Behavior in Cross-National Perspective: A Multilevel Analysis of 30 Countries.” Environment and Behavior 49 (1): 31–58. doi:10.1177/0013916515600494.
  • Prakash, G., and P. Pathak. 2017. “Intention to Buy Eco-Friendly Packaged Products among Young Consumers of India: A Study on Developing Nation.” Journal of Cleaner Production 141: 385–393. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.116.
  • Punzo, G., D. Panarello, M. M. Pagliuca, R. Castellano, and M. C. Aprile. 2019. “Assessing the Role of Perceived Values and Felt Responsibility on Pro-Environmental Behaviours: A Comparison across Four EU Countries.” Environmental Science & Policy 101: 311–322. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.09.006.
  • Rawls, J. 1999. A Theory of Justice. Rev. ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Razak, N. A., F. Pangil, M. L. M. Zin, N. A. M. Yunus, and N. H. Asnawi. 2016. “Theories of Knowledge Sharing Behavior in Business Strategy.” Procedia Economics and Finance 37: 545–553. doi:10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30163-0.
  • Robeyns, I. 2008. “Ideal Theory in Theory and Practice.” Social Theory and Practice 34 (3): 341–362.
  • Savari, M., H. Eskandari Damaneh, and H. E. Damaneh. 2020. “Factors Influencing Farmers’ Management Behaviors toward Coping with Drought: Evidence from Iran.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 64 (11): 2021–2046.
  • Schahn, J., and E. Holzer. 1990. “Studies of Individual Environmental Concern: The Role of Knowledge, Gender, and Background Variables.” Environment and Behavior 22 (6): 767–786. doi:10.1177/0013916590226003.
  • Shahrin, R., F. Quoquab, J. Mohammad, and R. Jamil. 2020. “Factors Affecting Consumers’ Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Nutricosmetics Consumption: The Role of Perceived Environmental Responsibility as a Mediator.” Journal of Asia Business Studies 14 (5): 671–689. doi:10.1108/JABS-02-2019-0035.
  • Steg, L., and C. Vlek. 2009. “Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 29 (3): 309–317. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.10.004.
  • Stemplowska, Z. 2017. “What’s Ideal About Ideal Theory?” Social Theory and Practice 34 (3): 319–340. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23558711.
  • Tam, K.-P., and H.-W. Chan. 2017. “Environmental Concern Has a Weaker Association with Pro-Environmental Behavior in Some Societies than Others: A Cross-Cultural Psychology Perspective.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 53: 213–223. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.09.001.
  • Wang, J., N. Nguyen, and X. Bu. 2020. “Exploring the Roles of Green Food Consumption and Social Trust in the Relationship between Perceived Consumer Effectiveness and Psychological Wellbeing.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (13): 4676. doi:10.3390/ijerph17134676.
  • Wu, B., and Z. Yang. 2018. “The Impact of Moral Identity on Consumers’ Green Consumption Tendency: The Role of Perceived Responsibility for Environmental Damage.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 59: 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.08.011.
  • Xiao, C., and D. Hong. 2010. “Gender Differences in Environmental Behaviors in China.” Population and Environment 32 (1): 88–104. doi:10.1007/s11111-010-0115-z.
  • Yang, X., L. Chen, L. Wei, and Q. Su. 2020. “Personal and Media Factors Related to Citizens’ Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intention against Haze in China: A Moderating Analysis of TPB.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (7): 2314. doi:10.3390/ijerph17072314.
  • Zahid, M. M., B. Ali, M. S. Ahmad, R. Thurasamy, and N. Amin. 2018. “Factors Affecting Purchase Intention and Social Media Publicity of Green Products: The Mediating Role of Concern for Consequences.” Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 25 (3): 225–236. doi:10.1002/csr.1450.
  • Zhou, M., K. Govindan, and X. Xie. 2020. “How Fairness Perceptions, Embeddedness, and Knowledge Sharing Drive Green Innovation in Sustainable Supply Chains: An Equity Theory and Network Perspective to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals.” Journal of Cleaner Production 260: 120950. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120950.
  • Zsóka, Á., Z. M. Szerényi, A. Széchy, and T. Kocsis. 2013. “Greening Due to Environmental Education? Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, Consumer Behavior and Everyday Pro-Environmental Activities of Hungarian High School and University Students.” Journal of Cleaner Production 48: 126–138. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.030.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.