Pub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1108/srj-01-2024-0035
Remya Lathabhavan, Teena Bharti
Purpose Employees behaviour is an important factor need to be reviewed while considering the implementation of green practices in the organisations. Green employee behaviour is widely discussed area both in research and practice, as organisations look for more green practices and environment friendly approaches. This study aims to understand the association of green values, green attitude and green behaviour of information technology (IT) employees in India. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 334 employees who works in IT/ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) organisations in India. For analysing the data, structural equation modelling was used. Findings The significant positive relationships were revealed in the associations of green values, green attitude and green behaviour. Green attitude found to be mediating the relationship between the green values and green behaviour. The study also explored the moderating roles of green culture and green HRM practices. Originality/value The study stands among the pioneers that discuss green perspectives of IT employees in an emerging economy context. The study can give remarkable inputs for organisations that try for environment friendly practices and its successful implementation.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1108/srj-01-2024-0025
Aybegum Güngördü Belbağ
Purpose This study aims to unravel the perceived barriers, and external and internal factors affecting the new middle-class Turkish consumers’ collaborative consumption practices (e.g. accommodation rental and ride-sharing services). Design/methodology/approach This study conducts semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 21 new middle-class consumers from Turkey. The qualitative data were analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis. Findings Findings show that environmental stimuli (economic crisis, transparent legal requirements, word-of-mouth, urban mobility, unique experiences, cosmopolitan thinking) affect organism factors (financial gains and psychological barriers such as difficulty in relying on service providers, guarded vulnerability, unfavorable brand image of local companies, conventional constraints). Organism factors affect the response of intention to engage in collaborative consumption. Practical implications Collaborative consumption services can integrate socially responsible projects into their lower-priced services giving signals of “unique,” “feeling at home” and “rely on”. This will help to overcome perceived barriers of conventional constraints, difficulty in relying on service providers and contribute to financial gains and unique experiences. Originality/value The extant literature focuses mainly on intrinsic and extrinsic motives without thoroughly investigating barriers and their connections to external and internal factors influencing collaborative consumption. This study answers the calls for further research on barriers, external and internal factors affecting collaborative consumption practices. Moreover, this study addresses the need for research on the collaborative consumption practices of middle-class consumers.
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