Motivation Environment Research Articles

An application of the new visitation paradigm to ecotourism in China

ABSTRACT With increasing visits to protected areas, tourism researchers suggest a new visitation paradigm (NVP) and the need for ‘mass park-visitor symbiosis.’ This study adopted the NVP approach to assess the mass symbiosis potential of the Chinese ecotourism market. Data from in-depth interviews were analysed using Leximancer, a computerised qualitative data analysis programme. The results suggest ecotourism in China has the potential to achieve the symbiosis goal, as indicated by visitors’ good knowledge of ecotourism and their environmental motivation. However, ecotourism experiences are not found to be strongly related to any environmental aspect, suggesting the mass participation for site enhancement activities might have been missing. The findings have important implications for tourism policy makers as well as providers wishing to attract Chinese tourists to ecotourism activities.

Understanding tourists' environmentally responsible behaviour: environmental citizenship behaviour as an antecedent and trust in destination's local government as a moderator

PurposeTourists' environmentally responsible behaviour (ERB) is very important for the environmental sustainability of popular tourist destinations. The main purpose of this research paper is to explore the relationship between environmental citizenship behaviour (ECB) and trust in local government with ERB.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical model was proposed and tested. Data were collected from domestic tourists (n = 555) visiting Antalya, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.FindingsThe results show that all dimensions of ECB (helping, engagement and initiatives) have a positive effect on the formation of ERB among domestic tourists. The results also show that trust in the local government of the destination has a moderating effect on the relationship between the two dimensions of ECB (engagement and initiatives) and ERB. The helping dimension of ECB has the highest positive impact factor on ERB. The results provide a comprehensive framework for further research. The proposed model is strongly supported by the findings.Practical implicationsLocal policy makers can focus on how to increase the environmental motivation of domestic tourists. Environmentally friendly projects can be developed to attract their attention. This will ensure that they take more responsibility for the environment at the destination.Originality/valueUnderstanding the potential impact of local government on tourist behaviour is crucial for sustainability. However, there are few studies that directly examine the moderating effect of trust in local government on the relationship between ECB and ERB. This study addresses this gap and makes novel contributions to the relevant literature.

Design and Incentives of Equity Incentives in Chinese SOEs in Response to Environmental Uncertainty -- Case study of Hikvision based on grounded theory

High-tech companies are the most affected by restrictions on their ability to innovate. As the epitome of high-tech enterprise development in China, Hikvision actively explores and boldly innovates the equity incentive method and is always adapting to cope with internal and external environmental instability. This paper analyzes and compares the first four equity incentives based on the uncertainty factors and motivations of the internal and ex-ternal environment of the enterprise, takes this as the starting point, starts from the environmental motivations, and according to the constructively-rooted theory proposed by Glaser and Strauss, carries out programmed coding for the three dimensions of environmental factors, equity incentive plan selection and overall enterprise value enhancement. In this paper, we investigate the rationality of Hikvision's equity incentive policy setting, evaluate the effectiveness of the equity incentive policy, and predict the likelihood of equity lock-up under future environmental trends through tools such as excess return and return on equity. Based on the advantages and disadvantages, this paper puts forward the improvement of the equity incentive policy already implemented, and puts forward the universal suggestions on the application of equity incentive to deal with the environmental uncertainty, and establishes the equity incentive model for enterprises to deal with the uncertain environment to help enterprises make better management decisions.

Predicting elderly users' intention of digital payments during COVID-19: an extension of the theory of planned behavior model

PurposePromoting the adoption of digital payments by the elderly plays an important role in the development of the digital economy. The purpose of this study is to build an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to predict the elderly's intention to pay for digital services under COVID-19 epidemic constraints.Design/methodology/approachBased on the extended TPB model, 320 qualified participants were recruited on the network. The structural equation model was tested using the SmartPLS3.3 tool, and the moderation effects were tested through SPSS26 and the Process macro.FindingsThe results showed that the three dimensions of TPB theory, the basic elements (perceived value and perceived risk), and the external environment (COVID-19 pandemic) were important factors that influence the elderly users' intention to adopt digital payments. Further research found that motivation factors (personal innovativeness, intergenerational support, and social support) can positively moderate these effects.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of the study provide a further explanation for understanding the willingness of elderly people to adopt digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic and bring inspiration to system developers and social managers to reduce the risk of COVID-19 pandemic and increase the share of digital payments for this category.Originality/valueThis paper used the extended TPB theory to construct a fundamental environmental motivation (FEM) framework for understanding the main influencing factors of elderly users' intention to adopt digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economics, health, or environment: What motivates individual climate action?

Climate change is a major threat to human health, however the role of health in climate change communication is understudied. The goal of this study was to understand how to support individuals’ adoption of climate related mitigation and adaptation activities. We hypothesized the primary motivation for engaging in pro-environmental activities would be unequally distributed across health, economics, or environment motivations. We also hypothesized respondents who felt greater susceptibility and those with higher perceived self-efficacy would adopt more pro-environmental behaviors. In 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional study using Amazon’s MTurk platform. Among the respondents, the most commonly reported activity was alternatives to private vehicles (30% already engaging), while more than two thirds of respondents reported wanting to install solar panels (70.1%) and converting to a high efficiency vehicle (63.2%). Depending on the action, respondents’ reported motivation varied. Economics was common to those who used public transportation and who installed solar paneling; purchasing a high efficiency vehicle was split between environment and economic reasons. Health was the primary motivation for converting to a plant-based diet. The perceived immediacy of climate change impacts was associated with adoption of pro-climate activities as were beliefs around human capacity to mitigate climate change. Despite the growing literature supporting health as a motivation for climate action, economic motivation was more commonly selected among the activities we evaluated. These results could aid the development of more efficient evidence-based communication strategies that would reach various audiences in society.

IMPLEMENTASI METODE TAKRIR UNTUK MEMPERCEPAT MENGHAFAL ALQUR’AN BAGI SISWA DI SEKOLAH DASAR

In Indonesia, there are currently many places that provide education to thoroughly master the knowledge of the Al-Qur'an, but there are also places that provide education to become a Hafiz or Hafiza. SDIT Nurul Anshor is no exception, he is one of the educational institutions involved in the birth of little Hafiz and Hafiza. The takrir method is an effective method for improving memory and preserving the Al-Qur'an. To find out the effectiveness of memorizing the Koran with takrir strategies for students. In this study, the authors used a qualitative approach. There are two of his data in this survey: primary data and supplementary data. Data collection techniques include observations, interviews and documentation. Here are the findings: The implementation of Al-Qur'an memorization by takrir method in SDIT Nurul Anshor uses one page one page deposit system. Students then perform takrir before and after memorization in pairs, then a new memorization with ustadzah, and finally a memorization retest. Factors supporting the practice of Al-Qur'anic memorization in SDIT are parental and teacher motives, friend and environment motives, and good mood. Bad mood, unhealthy physical condition, laziness, and poor time management are the factors that prevent you from practicing Al-Qur'an memorization in SDIT.

Would employees accept curtailments in heating and air conditioning, and why? An empirical investigation of demand response potential in office buildings

Support for demand response has mostly been investigated in the context of private households. We extend the examination of support to organizational contexts. Specifically, we analyze employee support for a scenario in which employees are faced with temporary heating or air conditioning curtailments in their workplace. We also examine the factors underpinning support, including socio-demographic and workplace characteristics and psychological motivations and beliefs. Our empirical results are based on a sample of 551 employees from different organizations who work in air-conditioned offices. Results indicate that employees generally support corporate demand response programs and are willing to accept small deviations from their ideal office temperature, but the level of support is heterogeneous across employees. Subsequent modeling of potential underlying factors shows that socio-demographic or workplace-related characteristics only play a minor role in explaining these variations. In contrast, psychological factors, including environmental motivations and perceived corporate environmental responsibility underpin support, and specific beliefs about the consequences of participation can directly explain support as well. Moreover, personal norms emerged as an important antecedent of program support. Policy makers and organizations can use these insights to design effective demand response programs that address the relevant drivers and barriers of employee support.

Aquaculture: How German Preservice Teachers’ Perception Interacts with Values, Knowledge, and Conceptions of Environmental Concern When Making Purchasing Decisions

Responsibly using resources is an essential goal of the 2030 agenda. An overall need for 180 tonnes of fish per year is pushing the limits of sustainable fishing. Teachers can focus on this topic to enhance the environmental awareness of sustainability issues in learners (e.g., sustainable consumption, production, and supporting sustainable judgements). For this purpose, we developed a questionnaire on the topic of aquaculture using LimeSurvey and administered this survey to preservice teachers. The survey contained five open questions relating to aquaculture terms, a semantic differential with 14 adjective pairs that concern the interest in and usefulness of aquacultures; the environmental motives scale to determine the environmental concern of the teachers, and a self-developed set of items on systems—consumption knowledge, and social influence. Individuals in the target group (n = 158) indicated that they thought aquaculture products were rather useless and uninteresting, and they purchased them less. The results showed that the participants mostly correctly defined the aquaculture terms, but an overall understanding of system- and consumption-related knowledge, for example, was missing. Aquaculture seems to be associated more with profit than with nutrition or environmental concerns. We illustrate a possible barrier to the communication of less-familiar issues in society.

Motif Bantuan Australia Terkait Isu Perubahan Iklim Di Pasifik Selatan Pada Masa Pemerintahan Scott Morrison

This article analyzes Australia's motives under Scott Morrison's administration regarding its climate fund for the South Pacific countries. Under Scott Morrison's leadership, Australia has been fundamentally skeptical about climate change issues, such as his policy of developing the coal and gas industries, which produce high emissions, until it withdrew as a global climate fund donor. On the other hand, Australia increased its climate fund, especially in the South Pacific region. This research used a qualitative method with a descriptive analysis approach. The data was collected through library research and then analyzed using the concept of foreign aid motives developed by John Degnbol-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pedersen. This study found that, behind moral and humanitarian motives, there are Australia's efforts to reduce poverty levels in the South Pacific region caused by climate change. Through political motives, it found that this climate fund was used as Australia's strategy in its battle with China to gain influence and improve security in the South Pacific region. Meanwhile, the environmental motive is based on the responsibility to help mitigate and adapt to climate change in developing countries. Based on these findings, political motives became the dominant and most significant motives behind Australia's climate fund for the South Pacific countries.

The Development of the Self and Environmental Motivations Among Veiled Muslims in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Muslim women who cover their faces have gained popularity on Indonesian social media, which has prompted debate. Opinions have ranged from criticism of the veil’s exclusivity and religious exaggeration to associations between those who cover their faces and extremist Islamic activities. By communicating with veiled Muslim women in South Kalimantan, this paper aimed to shed light on these women and their relationship with wearing veils. The respondents were women in Banjarbaru, Banjarmasin, and Banjar Regency, aged between 30 and 50. They were interviewed, and the data went through descriptive-qualitative analysis. The methodology employed was qualitative with a religious psychology approach. The results showed that wearing the veil as an adult emphasised three factors: self-knowledge, self-assessment, and self-expectation, all of which are geared toward protecting oneself and gaining the same understanding as other Muslim women.
 Keywords: Self-Concept, Muslimah, Veiled, women

Nature’s Best Friend: Viewing Pets as Having Greater Emotional Experience Increases Ecological Concern

ABSTRACT Human-caused environmental problems, such as climate change, affect the lives of both human and nonhuman animals, underscoring the importance of increasing pro-environmental action. The “Pets-As-Ambassadors” hypothesis proposes that care for companion animals may lead to concern for other animals and for nature more generally, but little research has examined the attributional processes underlying this effect or how these mechanisms may increase one’s commitment to protecting nature. In two studies using American student samples, we investigated how perceiving companion animals as having greater capacities for emotional experience (e.g., feeling pain, pleasure) is beneficial for pro-environmental outcomes. Study 1 (n = 179) found that greater perceived pet emotional experience uniquely predicted greater nature-centered environmental motivations and pro-environmental behavioral intentions, whereas greater perceptions of pet agency (e.g., pets can plan, think) did not. Study 2 (n = 182) experimentally manipulated perceived pet emotional experience by having pet owners read articles describing companion animals as having either high or low capacities for emotional experience. Participants who read the high emotional experience article showed greater desire to help the environment compared with those who read the low-experience article, and this effect was mediated by greater nature-centered environmental motivations (when controlling for trait empathy). In addition to identifying attributional factors underlying the “Pets-As-Ambassadors” hypothesis, our findings support the two-dimensional model of mind attribution by showing how perceptions of emotional experience inspire biospheric concern and helping intentions, and they suggest a novel pathway for increasing pro-environmental outcomes by persuading people to see their companion animals as having sophisticated emotional lives.

Push and Pull Motivations of Sport Climbers Within the Scope of Outdoor and Adventure Tourism

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to determine the push and pull motivations of sport climbers within the scope of outdoor and adventure tourism. The phenomenology approach, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was preferred in the study. The study group consisted of twenty-one (21) rock climbers who were determined by convenience and criterion sampling methods. The research was conducted in the Köklüce Canyon region in Gaziantep. As a result of the analysis, two main themes (push and pull motivation), twelve sub-themes and thirty codes were emerged. It was determined that the most important pushing motivations for choosing sport climbing were spiritual regeneration and then socialization. Having fun, being happy, meeting new people and socializing at the destination were important intrinsic motivation reasons of the climbers. The most important pulling motivations in choosing the climbing area were the results such as having many and different difficulty levels of the routes and the ease of transportation. As the routes in the climbing destination have a wide variety, quality and are in different difficulty; the easy access to the region and the proximity of the region are an important environmental motivation. As a result, it could be said these motivation sources for the rock-climbing destination provide opportunities for diversifying the adventure tourism products, providing a sustainable adventure tourism, and guiding the relevant federations and local governments.

The Influence Of Work Motivation And Work Environment On The Performance Of Educational Personnel With Religiosity As Moderation At The Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq State Islamic University, Jember Regency

This study aims to assess the impact of work environment motivation on the performance of teaching staff at UIN KHAS Jember. A higher education institution is considered a knowledge carrier and learning institution with high hopes and goals, a scientifically developed Forum to provide ethical and skills guidance to students and academics. This study uses the causality method with a causal relationship between the positions of the research variables and the influence of the independent variables on the dependent variable. Based on the results obtained, work motivation can positively impact performance. This indicates that the reason increased by the employees' leadership will affect increasing motivation. The results of the path coefficient indicate that the relationship between fellow employees has a significant role in carrying out social relations with many people. It will create a sense of security and make you feel acknowledged by others. The work environment positively influences the performance of UIN Khas Jember's academic staff, which indicates that a good work environment can produce high-performance levels, thereby indirectly causing employees to work at optimal levels.

The impact of innovation level and emotional response on upcycled food acceptance

In the context of overproduction and overconsumption that has peaked in recent decades, 40% of the food produced in Canada is wasted, half of which is lost along the supply chain. The circular economy is presented in political and scientific circles as a new sustainability paradigm whose implementation could reduce this waste problem and where food waste could be recovered and reintegrated into the supply chain. However, its concrete application and its appropriation by the population still seem to come up against numerous obstacles, such as consumer acceptability. This research has three main objectives. Identify the variables likely to explain the acceptability as well as to better understand the role of perception and the emotional response of upcycled foods and environmental motivations in the decision to purchase these products and finally, to test the effect of the level of innovation on the purchase intention of these products. 1014 Quebec consumers were surveyed, and three ordinal logistic regression models were implemented, one for each level of innovation, and were then used to compare acceptability between the three levels. Results showed that acceptability is strongly influenced by food neophobia, perceived usefulness and attitude towards these products. Emotions of admiration and disgust also influence the intention to consume these products. Fear, on the other hand, has a negative effect on acceptability only when it comes to radical food innovation. This effect even exceeded the effect of food neophobia. Risk aversion, however, did not show any significant relationship with intention.

Exploring Consumers’ Intention to Use Bikes and E-Scooters during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Approach with a Consideration of Pro-Environmental Identity

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted nations globally to adopt lockdown policies, resulting in a substantial shift in people’s travel behavior. This pandemic has influenced micro-mobility, an emerging urban transportation mode, including in the Philippines. However, a limited quantifiable study is dedicated to understanding the evolving micro-mobility use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future intention to use micro-mobility, particularly e-scooters/bikes, and to explore how hedonic and environmental motivations influence the decision-making process of its adoption. An extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was employed, with 152 Filipinos answering an online questionnaire that was distributed using a convenience sampling approach. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the awareness of environmental issues and the negative impact of cars, thereby significantly influencing the usage intention of e-scooters/bikes. In addition, social norms and perceived behavioral control partially mediated the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and the intention to use micro-mobility. Meanwhile, the magnitude and significance of motivation variables were inconclusive, although they confirmed a positive relationship with attitude. The findings of this study could help provider firms and policymakers devise evidence-based policies concerning micro-mobility and promote its usage, particularly in developing countries.

The motivational drivers behind consumer preferences for regional electricity – Results of a choice experiment in Southern Germany

In response to climate change, Germany, like many other countries, has steadily expanded its electricity generation from renewables. Meanwhile, the ongoing trend towards regional products in other sectors raises questions regarding household consumers' preferences for regional electricity tariffs. While a few studies have concluded that regionality is a product attribute consumers prefer, little is known about the factors underlying these preferences. We fill this gap using insights from a choice experiment and additional motivational data from 777 (potential) customers of a municipal energy supplier in Southwest Germany. We determine both respondents' preferences and examine the role of environmental and regional motivations in explaining these preferences using a sophisticated statistical model. Our results show that, on average, the share of regional generation is the second most important attribute after a tariff's price. Notably, consumer preferences for regional electricity are driven by regional rather than environmental motivations. Results on consumer preferences become more nuanced when respondents are assigned to distinct clusters, with three of the five clusters attributing moderate to strong importance to regional electricity generation. Again, above-average regional motivations underpin these preferences. We discuss policy implications arising from these findings.

Health and Wellness Tourists’ Motivation and Behavior Intention: The Role of Perceived Value

In recent years, with the rapid change of people's health concept, health and wellness tourism has shown a vigorous development trend. However, existing literature has been lacking on travelers' behavioral intentions, influenced by their motivation in health and wellness tourism. To fill in this gap, we designed scales of tourists' behavioral intention and motivation in health and wellness tourism and investigated the aforementioned effects, with a sample of 493 visitors who have traveled in health and wellness tourism. Factor analysis and structural equation models were applied to explore the relations among motivation, perceived value, and behavioral intention in health and wellness tourism. The results indicate that health and wellness tourists' motivation significantly positively predicts their behavior intentions. Travelers' perceived value of health and wellness tourism significantly partially mediates the associations between their behavioral intention and escape motivation, attractive motivation, environmental motivation, as well as interpersonal motivation. No empirical evidence supports the mediating role of perceived value in the correlation between consumption motivation and behavioral intention. Health and wellness tourism industries are encouraged to meet the intrinsic motivation of travelers and make them perceive the value of this kind of tourism, which in turn promotes tourists' choice, evaluation, and satisfaction of health and wellness tourism.

Sustainable sharing in local communities: exploring the role of social capital

ABSTRACT There are many forms of sharing occurring in local communities that can help reduce overconsumption and mitigate the continuous growth of climate emissions. Lately, traditional forms of local sharing have been supplemented with internet-based peer-to-peer sharing applications. This paper applies a social capital perspective to explore the relational basis for different forms of sharing in local communities, and to inform a discussion on how local sharing can be scaled up. Based on a survey of citizens in four municipalities in Norway, four key forms of sharing are explored including p2p-sharing, sharing schemes organised in the community, sharing of time through voluntary work, and informal sharing among friends, family and neighbours. Results indicate that bridging social capital is particularly important for all sharing activities, and that time-sharing is most strongly sustained by social capital. In addition to social capital dimensions, environmental motives also contribute to people’s engagement in face-to-face local sharing. p2p-sharing, however, is to a much lesser degree related to social capital and environmental motives.

The Potential Future of Insects in the European Food System: A Systematic Review Based on the Consumer Point of View.

Edible insects recently gained attention as a potential contributor to the future sustainability of the food system. Insect farming has indeed shown to have environmental and nutritional benefits, but edible insects are still an unusual foodstuff in Europe. The purpose of this article is to analyze the barriers and drivers of insect consumption in Europe and to identify the most promising strategies to convince consumers to include insect-based products in their diets. To answer these research questions, a systematic review of the literature on the consumer's point of view about insects as food was performed. The results show that the main barrier to the development of this market is related to the psychological rejection of consumers induced by disgust toward entomophagy. To break down these barriers, it is essential to increase the general knowledge about the environmental and nutritional benefits of entomophagy. Furthermore, the limited size of the edible insect market appears to be a structural barrier. Expanding the reach of the market and consumer familiarity with edible insects will increase their acceptability. Finally, some product-related strategies are also highlighted. Furthermore, this article brings new knowledge about the effectiveness of the environmental motive in convincing consumers to try edible insects.

Fashion Companies Pioneering with Eco-Innovations in the Swedish Fashion Industry: Motivations, Resources, and Cooperation

Eco-innovations are required to solve the environmental issues in the fashion industry, but their widespread implementation and diffusion is still limited. Both literature and practice indicate that multi-stakeholder cooperation can provide necessary knowledge, scale, and resources that single actors lack. This qualitative research employed an explorative case-study approach to develop an understanding of how and why certain fashion companies in Sweden innovate and what role cooperation has in their eco-innovative activities. The findings suggest the importance of environmental motivations, market opportunities, and cluster effects. These findings contribute to the development of strategies for a sustainable transition of the fashion industry.