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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 2020 National Institute of Urban Affairs
- ISSN
- 0975-4253
- eISSN
- 0975-4709
- DOI
- 10.1177/0975425320938538
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article examines ‘green products’ as a means of expressing ‘green behaviour’ in an emerging economy. The empirical evidence focused on green awareness, behaviour and green culture as a contributing factor. A self-administered questionnaire was run to collect data from consumers (n = 280) approximately 93 per cent of urbanite in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. SmartPLS3.0 was used to analyse the measurement and structural model assessment. Findings suggest that attitude and the green culture had a higher influence on green behaviour. However, the evaluation of green behaviour is not dependent on economic development. Perceived behavioural control (PBC) was found to be insignificant among Malaysian citizens. In particular, awareness interaction between behaviour and culture were insignificant, not sufficient to predict behaviour. The study suggested it is important to educate Malaysian citizens from grassroots about the significance of environmental education and put forward actions to improve green behaviour status and promote green marketing.
Journal
Environment and Urbanization Asia – SAGE
Published: Sep 1, 2020
Keywords: Green behaviour,green culture,awareness,environment,urbanization