Food waste is an important issue with serious consequences for the environment and the society at large. The aim of this study was to investigate the antecedents of food waste intention of Dutch...Show moreFood waste is an important issue with serious consequences for the environment and the society at large. The aim of this study was to investigate the antecedents of food waste intention of Dutch consumers. It was hypothesized that injunctive norms as well as perceived behavioral control (PBC) have a significant influence on food waste intention while gender moderates this effect. 124 Dutch participants filled out an online survey about food waste intentions and were asked questions about injunctive norms as well as PBC. It was found that injunctive norms have a highly significant effect on food waste intentions while perceived behavioral control did not have a significant effect. Both times gender did not moderate this relationship. Implications and limitations of the study have been discussed. Future research should investigate long-term effects and how injunctive norms as well as perceived behavioral control influence food waste intention across different contexts.Show less
This study explored the relationships between job insecurity, job satisfaction, transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style, and locus of control (LOC) in working environments...Show moreThis study explored the relationships between job insecurity, job satisfaction, transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style, and locus of control (LOC) in working environments. We aimed to examine the mediating effects of transformational and transactional leadership in the insecurity-job satisfaction relationship, with LOC moderating the a-path. Using PROCESS, we analyzed a sample of 147 participants. We expected internals (higher LOC) to align with transformational leadership and externals (lower LOC) to align with transactional leadership, positing that both leadership styles influence job satisfaction positively. Findings revealed job insecurity’s negative influence on job satisfaction, mediated by transformational leadership. Transactional leadership did not mediate this effect and LOC did not moderate the relationship between job insecurity and transformational leadership, nor between job insecurity and transactional leadership.Show less
This study investigated the relationship between job insecurity and job satisfaction. To fill the gap in literature about how this negative relationship comes about, and to conclude what measures...Show moreThis study investigated the relationship between job insecurity and job satisfaction. To fill the gap in literature about how this negative relationship comes about, and to conclude what measures organizations can undertake to improve job satisfaction, the mediating role of perceived organizational support (POS) and the moderating role of transformational leadership were assessed. This was investigated using a cross-sectional online survey filled in by 147 participants. It was hypothesized that job insecurity is negatively related to job satisfaction (H1), and that this relationship is mediated by POS (H2). It was also hypothesized that transformational leadership moderates the relationship between job insecurity and POS (H3). The findings confirmed the negative relationship between job insecurity and job satisfaction, and the mediating role of POS. However, transformational leadership did not moderate the link between job insecurity and POS. These results offer practical implications for organizations aiming to maintain employee satisfaction in the face of job insecurity.Show less
Uncertainty is part of the human experience, having an influence on day-to-day decision making process. There has been contradicting evidence about how uncertainty, in particular self-uncertainty,...Show moreUncertainty is part of the human experience, having an influence on day-to-day decision making process. There has been contradicting evidence about how uncertainty, in particular self-uncertainty, influences decision making when choosing between different brands. Therefore, this study presents empirical research focused on investigating how a state of self-uncertainty can influence consumers in their brand choice for either a national or international brands, and whether brand identity has a mediating effect in this relationship. An online survey was used to test the hypotheses, but no direct relation was found between self-uncertainty and brand preference as well as no mediation of brand identity in the relationship between self-uncertainty and brand preference. Although this study illustrates the complexity of the process of brand identification and preference, these findings leave room for future research to better understand these processes and clarify the role of uncertainty.Show less
Studying people's behaviour under economic uncertainty can be of added value to marketeers, in order to match their marketing efforts with consumers' state of mind. The aim of this study is to...Show moreStudying people's behaviour under economic uncertainty can be of added value to marketeers, in order to match their marketing efforts with consumers' state of mind. The aim of this study is to understand the applicability of the uncertainty identity theory to purchase intention for national and international brands. It was suggested brand identity and brand attachment can be the underlying mechanism between economic uncertainty and purchase intention and that these relationships are strengthened or weakened by brand nationality. No effect of economic uncertainty on purchase intention was found nor was it found that brand identity and brand attachment were underlying mechanisms of this relationship which insinuated it was also not strengthened of weakened by brand nationality. The results found contradict the expectations based on previous research. As an addition, it was shown that brand identity and brand attachment are to be theorized differently since they have different underlying psychological constructs and have minimal overlap when using the right measures to measure these constructs. This study complements existing literature on brand relationships and gives insight in the dynamic changes brought about by COVID-19. Limitations of the current study and advice for follow-up research are discussed.Show less
About one quarter of the food produced around the globe is eventually lost. Food waste is a serious environmental issue that imposes danger to human health and sustainability. This research paper...Show moreAbout one quarter of the food produced around the globe is eventually lost. Food waste is a serious environmental issue that imposes danger to human health and sustainability. This research paper focuses on the cognitive antecedents of food waste intentions with the aim to increase our current understanding of this topic and create more efficient campaigns. Specifically, we hypothesized a positive correlation between anticipated regret and food waste intention moderated by gender. Our sample included 204 participants from Belgium and the US. We measured their responses using an online questionnaire. The respondents were both men and women. The results showed a significant positive correlation between anticipated regret and food waste intentions. Gender was not found to be a significant moderator. We conclude this paper with limitation of the current research and future suggestions.Show less
Household food waste threatens our environment by accelerating climate change and by creating a high economic burden every year. Thus, there is an obvious necessity for understanding and thereby...Show moreHousehold food waste threatens our environment by accelerating climate change and by creating a high economic burden every year. Thus, there is an obvious necessity for understanding and thereby battling household food waste. Based on previous research on this topic conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic, in which the need for cognitive closure was negatively related to food waste, this research investigated how the cognitive construct of need for closure impacts food waste intentions and food waste behavior. Further, how age influences this relationship was assessed. A sample size of 210 participants was used. The analyses did not show a significant association of need for closure with food waste intentions (B = -.11, p = .556, 95%CI [-.48, .26])); in addition, need for closure was shown to not impact the healthiness of food wasted (B = -.11, p = .556, 95%CI [-.48, .26]). Lastly, age did not impact any of these relationships. Considering previous research findings, it becomes apparent that the Covid-19 pandemic increased food waste behaviors in people with high NFC, but this effect seems to not be generalizable to the context outside of Covid-19. Furthermore, considering the difference between prevalence of food waste intentions and behavior across age, a necessity for action guidance becomes obvious among younger generations. This way, their high motivation to reduce food waste can be transformed into actual behavior to reduce global warming.Show less
The objective of this study was to investigate whether individuals who have higher levels of anticipated guilt tend to waste less food, and does a higher level of anticipated guilt affect the moral...Show moreThe objective of this study was to investigate whether individuals who have higher levels of anticipated guilt tend to waste less food, and does a higher level of anticipated guilt affect the moral motivations of an individual in wasting healthy or unhealthy food, in addition to see if the relationship is moderated by gender. Respondents were asked to fill in a questionnaire and the final sample consisted of 210 respondents which consisted of 43.3% of males, 53.8% of females and 2.9% of Non-binary/third gender with a mean age of 33.07 years (SD = 11.26). Measuring instruments used to test the hypotheses were the adapted Food Waste Intention Scale, The General Moral Motivation Index towards healthy vs unhealthy food and the Moral Scale. The findings showed that high levels of anticipated guilt and food waste intentions were significant. However, the moderation of gender was found to be non-significant. In addition to, the moral motivations towards wasting healthy versus unhealthy food were non-significant. The findings found were consistent with previous research that an individual’s level of anticipated guilt does have an effect on the intention of food waste.Show less
We need to trust everyday. But when do we trust a product and to what extent? The time it takes to trust something and how much we trust depends partly on our need for closure (NFC). The current...Show moreWe need to trust everyday. But when do we trust a product and to what extent? The time it takes to trust something and how much we trust depends partly on our need for closure (NFC). The current research aimed to see if there was a difference between high- and low-NFC-individuals in their trust in a product based on the number of stars and the number of reviews. We tested our hypotheses using a three-way interaction between NFC, the number of stars and the number of reviews. Our results showed no difference between high- and low-NFC-individuals in their trust in products based on star reviews. We also ran a similar three-way interaction to see if there was a difference in trust for the star-rating. Again, our results showed no difference. Practical implications and limitations of the studies are discussed.Show less
