Megaproject Environmentally Responsible Behavior in China: A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Xie, Lili; Huang, Mian; Xia, Bo; Skitmore, Martin

doi:10.3390/ijerph19116581

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“…Subjective norms had no significant effect on intention to adopt green construction in this study. However, while the results affirm the outcomes of previous studies such as Swarnaet al(2022) and Jain et al (2020) showed that subjective norms had no effect on intention to implement sustainable practices, the results contradict the findings of Xie et al (2022) who submitted that subjective norms had the strongest effect on the intention to adopt environmentally responsible behaviour.…”

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Factors influencing the intention to adopt green construction: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Tunji-Olayeni

Kajimo‐Shakantu

Ayodele

2023

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to assess the behavioural factors that influence professionals' intention to adopt green construction based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a quantitative research design with the use of online questionnaires to elicit information from construction professionals in South Africa. Descriptive statistics of frequencies, mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data obtained from the survey. Linear regression was also used to assess the effect of behavioural factors on professionals' intention to adopt green construction.FindingsThe results showed that attitude and perceived behavioural control (PBC) have a significant effect on the intention to adopt green construction. These were significant at p < 0.05, having p-values of 0.000 and 0.015 respectively. The study also found that there was a positive disposition towards green construction, particularly with regards to insisting on green construction. This had a mean value of 3.99. There was also a high perception of succeeding in the execution of green projects with mean score of 3.76.Practical implicationsThe practical implication of the findings is that adoption of green construction in South Africa is majorly based on the positive attitude of stakeholders towards green construction and also the PBC or the perceived ease of executing green construction. However, these factors are not sufficient to generate long term commitment for green transformation among a critical mass of stakeholders in the South African construction industry. Hence, there is a need for focus on subjective norms (pressure) particularly from the government, to encourage the widespread adoption of green construction in South Africa.Originality/valueFindings present one of the pioneering efforts to empirically validate the influence of behavioural factors on the intention to adopt green construction in South Africa and the outcomes can provide policy directions and baseline data for further research.

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confidence: 57%

“…(2022) and Jain et al . (2020) showed that subjective norms had no effect on intention to implement sustainable practices, the results contradict the findings of Xie et al . (2022) who submitted that subjective norms had the strongest effect on the intention to adopt environmentally responsible behaviour.…”

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confidence: 79%

Factors influencing the intention to adopt green construction: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Tunji-Olayeni

Kajimo‐Shakantu

Ayodele

2023

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“…Researches have shown that subjective norms and behavioral attitude have high explanatory power for individual environmentally responsible behavior (Chi et al, 2023; Qiu et al, 2022; Xie et al, 2022). Based on TPB and previous empirical findings, we hypothesized the following.H1 Subjective norms have a positive impact on environmentally responsible behavior.H2 Behavioral attitude has a positive impact on environmentally responsible behavior.…”

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Tourists' environmentally responsible behavior: A new path of sustainable development of grassland tourism

Wang,

et al. 2023

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Deeply exploring the formation path of tourists' environmentally responsible behavior is of great significance to standardize tourists' behavior and protect the environment of grassland tourist attractions. In this paper, an integrated model that mainly discussed two parts was explored by the stimulus–organism–response (S‐O‐R) theory adopting structural equation model (SEM) and multi‐group analysis (MGA). The first part is the direct role of the service quality, subjective norms, and environmental knowledge in motivating tourists' behavioral attitude and place attachment, as well as the indirect role of those three variables in shaping environmentally responsible behavior. As the second part, the potential moderating influence of visitor gender on the model is also discussed extensively in the paper. According to a survey of grassland tourists (n = 484) from Gansu and Qinghai provinces in China, it could be found that both environmental knowledge through behavioral attitude and service quality through local attachment have indirectly influence on environmentally responsible behavior. Direct and indirect effects of subjective norms on environmentally responsible behavior exist, and the indirect effects are based on behavioral attitude and local attachments. There is a significant moderating effect of gender on the effects of environmental knowledge on behavioral attitude, service quality, and subjective norms on place attachment. Finally, the future research directions were proposed based on existing limitations.

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“…According to recent academic discourse, social responsibility behaviors in megaprojects manifest in varied forms, including contractual social responsibility behaviors [27], megaproject citizenship behaviors [28], environmental responsibility behaviors [14,29,30], and greenwashing behaviors [31][32][33]. Contemporary studies of these behaviors fall into two primary categories: research focusing on the motivation behind MSR behaviors [3,5,29,30,34,35] and research examining the effects of MSR behaviors [2,[10][11][12]14], which encompass outcomes related to project sustainability, organizational performance, and industry performance. Specifically, within the framework of global sustainable development, expectations regarding the value of megaprojects have surged, with MSR increasingly serving as a barometer for a project's "value" [36].…”

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A Bayesian Network Model of Megaproject Social Responsibility Behavior and Project Performance: From the Perspective of Resource-Based Theory

Wu,

Zhou,

Xie

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Megaproject Social Responsibility (MSR) is widely acknowledged as contributing to project performance. However, the effect of Megaproject Social Responsibility Behavior (MSRB) implemented by organizations participating in construction on project performance remains a subject of considerable debate, and the intrinsic mechanism of MSRB’s effect on the performance of megaprojects has not been elucidated. Therefore, this study employs resource-based theory to investigate the mechanism underlying MSRB’s effect on project performance, taking into account both internal and external social capital as well as resource integration capacity as pivotal influences. Drawing on sample data from 206 experienced project managers across the various parties involved, this study develops a Bayesian network model to elucidate the MSRB effect mechanism. Through inference and sensitivity analysis, this study discovers variations in the enhancement effects across the four dimensions of MSRB on project performance. Notably, a combination strategy yields superior enhancement effects. Furthermore, when project performance is suboptimal, resource integration capacity emerges as a significant mediator between MSRB and project performance. Conversely, at high levels of project performance, MSRB directly contributes to enhancing project outcomes. The findings of this study offer valuable insights for the governance of MSR and the enhancement of project performance in megaprojects.

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Megaproject Environmentally Responsible Behavior in China: A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Cited by 6 publications

References 97 publications

Factors influencing the intention to adopt green construction: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Factors influencing the intention to adopt green construction: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Tourists' environmentally responsible behavior: A new path of sustainable development of grassland tourism

A Bayesian Network Model of Megaproject Social Responsibility Behavior and Project Performance: From the Perspective of Resource-Based Theory

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