The aim of this study is to identify the factors affecting behavioural intention in buying energy-efficient household products in Malaysia. The extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was tested in this research. Five hypotheses were tested using data derived from 336 residences in Malaysia. The hypothesized model incorporates knowledge and reasonable price into the conventional (TPB) model. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The results of the multiple regression analysis show that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, knowledge and reasonable price have significant and positive effect on energy-efficient household product buying intention among residences in Malaysia. This research results provide insights for companies for promotion of green technological products and in strategizing to motivate residence in Malaysia to embrace green consumption behaviour.

The purpose of this paper is to study the influences of technological, organizational and environmental factors on the adoption of RFID technology for logistics service providers in China. While the growth of China's economy hinges to a large extent on the ability of the logistics industry to operate more efficiently and effectively in the global supply chain system, China's logistics companies should pay attention to adopt more efficient logistics technologies to provide better services for their customers. The data to study the factors affecting the adoption of RFID technology came from a questionnaire survey of logistics service providers in China, and 574 logistics companies were analyzed. According to the survey results, about fifty percents of logistics companies are interested in RFID technology, but less than ten percents have the experiences of using RFID technology. Explicitness and accumulation of technology, organizational encouragement for innovation, quality of human resources, and governmental support exhibit significant influences on the willingness to adopt RFID technology.

This study was an investigation of the relationship between multicultural experiences and moral development. A sample of 227 purchasing managers was assessed in relation to their multicultural experiences and moral development as measured by the Defining Issues Test (Rest, 1979). Results indicated that moral development is significantly positively related to multicultural experiences, particularly the depth of the experiences.

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