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  • Exploring young consumers’ sustainable plastic management behaviour in a developing country   Order a copy of this article
    by Md. Hasibul Islam, Md. Tamzidul Islam, Md. Asif Kamal, Mahmudul Hasan, Partha Prasad Chowdhury 
    Abstract: This paper explores the impact of cognitive, non-cognitive, and emotional factors in shaping consumers’ sustainable plastic management behaviour (SPMB), which includes plastic consumption reduction and plastic waste disposal behaviour. An extended model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour is developed, incorporating factors- moral norm, pro-environmental habit, and anticipation of guilt feeling. Data was collected surveying young consumers from Dhaka city in Bangladesh. The result shows that intention is the main precursor of SPMB followed by the perceived behavioural control (PBC) and habit. Intention is significantly impacted by eco-awareness, moral norms, guilt feeling and habit, whereas insignificantly impacted by attitude, subjective norm and PBC. Among these factors, the impact of the moral norm was found to be strong in forming the intention of SPMB, where moral norm significantly impacts guilt feeling. It was found that non-cognitive and emotional factors are dominant compared to cognitive factors in shaping SPMB of young consumers.
    Keywords: plastic pollution; plastic waste management; recycling; theory of planned behaviour; TPB; norm activation model; NAM; theory of interpersonal behaviour; TIB; Generation Z; sustainable consumer behaviour; PLS-SEM.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2024.10067392
     
  • Exploring the implementation of Industry 4.0 in the agri-food supply chain: a systematic review of institutional theory   Order a copy of this article
    by Rafaela Flores Kuff, Marlos Da Silva Pereira, Daniela Da Silva Carvalho, Elcio Gustavo Benini 
    Abstract: The dynamism of the Fourth Industrial Revolution enables profound transformations through comprehensive digitalisation. In this scenario, the agri-food supply chain (AFSC) benefits from the implementation of Industry 4.0. However, there is evidence suggesting that the rationale for adopting technology extends beyond objective rationality and productivity-seeking behaviour. Institutional theory is recognised as a promising framework for studying this phenomenon, given the need for organisational adaptation. This study aimed to identify research trends and implications of applying institutional theory to examine Industry 4.0 implementation in the AFSC. To address gaps in the literature, a systematic review was conducted across established databases, encompassing publications that directly or indirectly engage with the following themes: institutional theory, Industry 4.0, and the AFSC. Through bibliometric and conceptual analyses, this work highlights and exemplifies how institutional theory, when applied to address the challenges faced by the AFSC in technology adoption, provides actionable strategies for both the public and private sectors.
    Keywords: agrifood chain; institutionalism; technology adoption; institutional logic.
    DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2025.10073819
     

 

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