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Environmental management in small and medium-sized companies: an analysis from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior.

ABSTRACT: In the business context, concern for the environment began to develop when pressure from the public administration and environmental awareness groups raised the specific requirements for companies. The Theory of Planned Behavior considers that people's conduct is determined by the intention of carrying out a certain behavior. Thus, the individual's intent is determined by three factors related to the desired outcome of the behavior: the Personal Attitude toward the Results, the Perceived Social Norms, and the Perceived Behavioral Control over the action. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to clarify the attitudes of the managers of Canarian small and medium-sized companies about taking environmental measures, and try to demonstrate whether there is a relationship between the proposed factors and the intention to take these measures.

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Medina AJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3922869 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Environmental management in small and medium-sized companies: an analysis from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior.

Sánchez-Medina Agustín J AJ Romero-Quintero Leonardo L Sosa-Cabrera Silvia S

PloS one 20140212 2

In the business context, concern for the environment began to develop when pressure from the public administration and environmental awareness groups raised the specific requirements for companies. The Theory of Planned Behavior considers that people's conduct is determined by the intention of carrying out a certain behavior. Thus, the individual's intent is determined by three factors related to the desired outcome of the behavior: the Personal Attitude toward the Results, the Perceived Social ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundTransitioning to parenthood is a major life event that may impact parents' personal lifestyles, yet there is an absence of theory-based research examining the impact of parenthood on motives for dietary behaviour. As a result, we are unaware of the social cognitive variables that predict eating behaviour among those transitioning to parenthood. The purpose of the study was to examine eating behaviour motives across 12 months within the framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and compare these across groups of new parents, non-parents, and established parents.MethodsNon-parents (n?=?92), new parents (n?=?135), and established parents (n?=?71) completed TPB questionnaires assessing attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and intentions and three day food records at baseline, and 6- and 12-months post-delivery (for parents) and 6- and 12-months post-baseline (for non-parents).ResultsRepeated measures ANOVAs revealed that among men, new- and established-parents had greater intentions to eat healthy compared to non-parents, F(2)?=?3.59, p?=?.03. Among women, established parents had greater intentions than new- and non-parents, F(2)?=?5.33, p?=?.01. Among both men and women during the first 6-months post-delivery, new-parents experienced decreased PBC, whereas established parents experienced increased PBC. Overall, affective attitudes were the strongest predictor of intentions for men (??=?0.55, p?<?.001) and women (??=?0.38, p?<?.01). PBC predicted changes in fruit and vegetable consumption for men (??=?0.45, p?=?.02), and changes in fat consumption for men (??=?-0.25, p?=?.03) and women (??=?-.24, p?<?.05), regardless of parent status.ConclusionThe transition to parenthood for new and established parents may impact motivation for healthy eating, especially PBC within the framework of TPB. However, regardless of parental status, affective attitudes and PBC are critical antecedents of intentions and eating behaviour. Interventions should target affective attitudes and PBC to motivate healthy eating and may need to be intensified during parenthood.

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Environmental management in small and medium-sized companies: an analysis from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior.

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Environmental management in small and medium-sized companies: an analysis from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior.

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