15 results on '"sustainable product attributes"'
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2. R&D contribution to sustainable product attributes development: The complementarity of human capital.
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Ullah, Zeeshan and Arslan, Ahmad
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PRODUCT attributes ,HUMAN capital ,NEW product development ,SOCIAL responsibility of business ,ORGANIZATIONAL change - Abstract
The current article aims to study the role of organizational research and development (R&D) function in sustainable product attributes (SPA) development, using the knowledge-based view (KBV) theoretical lens. Specifically, this study investigates the extent of R&D contribution in aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. Furthermore, this article analyzes the extent to which human capital complements R&D's contribution to aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The analysis of 433 manufacturing firms' panel datasets (from 2002 to 2017) provides evidence of a positive influence of R&D on aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The moderation analysis results confirm that human capital complements R&D's contribution to SPA development. By studying R&D under the KBV, this study provides coherence to the R&D-sustainable product development relation and contributes to R&D-sustainable product literature. This article further contributes to the R&Dsustainable product relationship by analyzing the complementarity of human capital in R&D to develop aggregate and disaggregated SPA. This study clarifies to managers that regardless of resource constraints, a firm can develop SPA by capitalizing R&D knowledge relatedness to corporate social responsibility, and human capital complements R&D's contribution to SPA development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Sustainable product attributes and firm performance: The moderating role of marketing resource intensity.
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PRODUCT attributes ,ORGANIZATIONAL performance ,INFLUENCER marketing ,REGRESSION analysis ,PROFITABILITY - Abstract
This paper aims to study the performance implications of sustainable product attributes (SPA) of US manufacturing firms. Specifically, it analyzes the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. The study further explores the moderating influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationships. The fixed‐effect regression analysis of 433 US manufacturing firms' panel dataset reveals that aggregate and disaggregated SPA positively influence the firm profitability. The moderation analysis also confirms the positive influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationship. The current paper contributes to the triple‐bottom‐line and theory‐of‐the‐firm literature streams by empirically studying the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. Furthermore, this study uses the resource‐based view to complement theory‐of‐the‐firm model of SPA and empirically study the moderating role of marketing resource intensity between aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability. Finally, the findings inform the managers of the increased firm profitability by aggregate and disaggregated SPA, and the pivotal role of marketing resource intensity in strengthening the positive influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on US manufacturing firms' profitability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Corporate social responsibility strategy, sustainable product attributes, and export performance.
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Ullah, Zeeshan, Arslan, Ahmad, and Puhakka, Vesa
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SOCIAL responsibility of business ,PRODUCT attributes ,SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
The current article is one of the first studies to address the role of corporate social responsibility strategy (CSRS) in the development of performance‐oriented sustainable product attributes (SPA) mix in manufacturing firms. We specifically analyze whether the extent of SPA development by the firm's CSRS matches SPA contribution in export performance or do firms need to adapt CSRS to develop a performance‐oriented SPA mix. The empirical analysis uses a panel dataset of 433 manufacturing firms from the United States during 2002–2017. The findings reveal the difference between SPA's outcome (contribution) and SPA development in firms. Further analysis of disaggregated SPA explains the reasoning behind this difference because the firm's CSRS' emphasis on developing distinct attributes of SPA tends to mismatch the proportionate contribution of distinct attributes of SPA in export performance. Our study contributes to SPA, CSRS, and export performance literature by establishing the differences in performance contribution and development of aggregated and disaggregated SPA in manufacturing firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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5. Sustainable product attributes and firm performance: The moderating role of marketing resource intensity
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Zeeshan Ullah
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socially sustainable product attributes ,Resource intensity ,Strategy and Management ,Triple bottom line ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Theory of the firm ,triple-bottom-line ,firm profitability ,resource-based view ,theory-of-the-firm ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,environmentally sustainable product attributes ,marketing resource intensity ,Resource-based view ,sustainable product attributes ,Product (category theory) ,Business ,Business and International Management ,Industrial organization - Abstract
This paper aims to study the performance implications of sustainable product attributes (SPA) of US manufacturing firms. Specifically, it analyzes the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. The study further explores the moderating influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationships. The fixed-effect regression analysis of 433 US manufacturing firms’ panel dataset reveals that aggregate and disaggregated SPA positively influence the firm profitability. The moderation analysis also confirms the positive influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationship. The current paper contributes to the triple-bottom-line and theory-of-the-firm literature streams by empirically studying the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. Furthermore, this study uses the resource-based view to complement theory-of-the-firm model of SPA and empirically study the moderating role of marketing resource intensity between aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability. Finally, the findings inform the managers of the increased firm profitability by aggregate and disaggregated SPA, and the pivotal role of marketing resource intensity in strengthening the positive influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on US manufacturing firms’ profitability.
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- 2021
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6. R&D contribution to sustainable product attributes development:the complementarity of human capital
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Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), Arslan, A. (Ahmad), Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), and Arslan, A. (Ahmad)
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The current article aims to study the role of organizational research and development (R&D) function in sustainable product attributes (SPA) development, using the knowledge-based view (KBV) theoretical lens. Specifically, this study investigates the extent of R&D contribution in aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. Furthermore, this article analyzes the extent to which human capital complements R&D’s contribution to aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The analysis of 433 manufacturing firms’ panel datasets (from 2002 to 2017) provides evidence of a positive influence of R&D on aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The moderation analysis results confirm that human capital complements R&D’s contribution to SPA development. By studying R&D under the KBV, this study provides coherence to the R&D-sustainable product development relation and contributes to R&D-sustainable product literature. This article further contributes to the R&D-sustainable product relationship by analyzing the complementarity of human capital in R&D to develop aggregate and disaggregated SPA. This study clarifies to managers that regardless of resource constraints, a firm can develop SPA by capitalizing R&D knowledge relatedness to corporate social responsibility, and human capital complements R&D’s contribution to SPA development.
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- 2022
7. Determinants and performance-outcome of sustainable product attributes
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Puhkka, V. (Vesa), Arslan, A. (Ahmad), Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), Puhkka, V. (Vesa), Arslan, A. (Ahmad), and Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan)
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Sustainable product development is an emerging research domain at the outset of contemporary climate change issues. Increasing customer demand for sustainable product attributes has set a challenge for firms to develop products carrying environmental and social attributes. In this regard, taking corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives is one potential option for sustainable product development. However, uncertainties and crises (such as the global financial crisis and the most recent Covid19 pandemic) left the firms in despair by lowering their liquidity levels. Consequently, firms are facing resource constraints. Therefore, to pursue sustainability objectives, firms are looking for ways to develop sustainable products, and with a balance between environmental and social pillars of sustainability. In the above-stated context, research exploring the possibility of pursuing sustainability objectives is much needed. The existing literature of product sustainability is developed around the environmental pillar. Hence, research studying determinants and performance outcomes of all-inclusive sustainable product development is scarce. Therefore, to fill this gap, this dissertation based on three research articles present an analysis of the potential role of research and development (R&D), human capital, and corporate social responsibility strategy (CSRS) in the sustainable product attributes (SPA) development and its performance outcome in a way that contributes to theoretical implications and suggests managers the ways to develop sustainable products in the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. A research sample of 433 United States (US) manufacturing industry firms spanning 16 years-period (2002–2017) is used to investigate the conceptual framework of this dissertation research. Firstly, this dissertation research contributes to triple-bottom-line-based sustainability literature by conceptualizing and operationalizing the sustainable product attributes constru, Tiivistelmä Ilmastonmuutos on nostanut kestävän tuotekehityksen tieteellisen tutkimuksen keskiöön. Asiakkaiden kasvava kysyntä kestäville tuoteominaisuuksille on haastanut yritykset kehittämään tuotteita, jotka sisältävät ympäristön ja sosiaalisen kehityksen näkökulmista kestäviä ominaisuuksia. Tässä mielessä yritysten yhteiskuntavastuulliset (CSR) aloitteet ovat yksi vaihtoehto edistää kestävää tuotekehitystä. Monet epävarmuustekijät ja kriisit (kuten maailmanlaajuinen finanssikriisi ja viimeisin Covid19-pandemia) ovat kuitenkin ajaneet yritykset epätoivoon. Niiden likviditeettitasot ovat alentuneet, minkä seurauksena yritykset kohtaavat nyt resurssirajoituksia. Kestävän kehityksen tavoitteiden saavuttamiseksi yritykset etsivätkin uusia tapoja kehittää kestäviä tuotteita ja oikean tasapainon ympäristön ja sosiaalisen kestävyyden pilarien välillä. Tässä kontekstissa tarvitaan kipeästi tutkimusta, jossa selvitetään mahdollisuuksia edistää kestävän kehityksen tavoitteita. Nykyinen kestävän tuotekehityksen kirjallisuus on kehitetty ympäristöpilarin ympärille, joten kokonaisvaltaisen kestävän tuotekehityksen taustatekijöitä ja suorituskykyä tarkasteleva tutkimus on vähäistä. Tämän tutkimusaukon täyttämiseksi tämä kolmeen tutkimusartikkeliin perustuva väitöskirja esittää analyysin T&K:n, inhimillisen pääoman ja CSR-strategian mahdollisista rooleista kestävien tuoteominaisuuksien kehittämisessä sekä tekijöiden vaikutuksista tulokseen tavalla, joka edistää aiheen teoreettista ymmärrystä ja ehdottaa johtajille tapoja kehittää kestäviä tuotteita meneillään olevassa Covid 19-pandemiassa. Tämän tutkimuksen empiiriseen analyysiin käytetään 433 yhdysvaltalaisen teollisuusyrityksen tutkimusotosta 16 vuoden ajalta (2002–2017). Ensinnäkin tämä väitöskirjatutkimus edistää kolmoistilinpäätökseen perustuvaa kestävän kehityksen kirjallisuutta käsitteellistämällä ja operationalisoimalla kestävän tuotteen attribuuttien konstruktion. Toiseksi tämä tutkimus edistää T&K-kirjallisuut
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- 2022
8. Determinants and performance-outcome of sustainable product attributes
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Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), Puhkka, V. (Vesa), and Arslan, A. (Ahmad)
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socially sustainable product attributes ,kestävän tuotteen ominaisuudet ,yritysten yhteiskuntavastuustrategia ,firm profitability ,sosiaalisesti kestävän tuotteen ominaisuudet ,environmentally sustainable product attributes ,marketing resource intensity ,research and development ,vientitulos ,yrityksen kannattavuus ,T&K ,markkinoinnin resurssi-intensiteetti ,corporate social responsibility strategy ,henkinen pääoma ,human capital ,ympäristön kannalta kestävän tuotteen ominaisuudet ,export performance ,sustainable product attributes - Abstract
Sustainable product development is an emerging research domain at the outset of contemporary climate change issues. Increasing customer demand for sustainable product attributes has set a challenge for firms to develop products carrying environmental and social attributes. In this regard, taking corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives is one potential option for sustainable product development. However, uncertainties and crises (such as the global financial crisis and the most recent Covid19 pandemic) left the firms in despair by lowering their liquidity levels. Consequently, firms are facing resource constraints. Therefore, to pursue sustainability objectives, firms are looking for ways to develop sustainable products, and with a balance between environmental and social pillars of sustainability. In the above-stated context, research exploring the possibility of pursuing sustainability objectives is much needed. The existing literature of product sustainability is developed around the environmental pillar. Hence, research studying determinants and performance outcomes of all-inclusive sustainable product development is scarce. Therefore, to fill this gap, this dissertation based on three research articles present an analysis of the potential role of research and development (R&D), human capital, and corporate social responsibility strategy (CSRS) in the sustainable product attributes (SPA) development and its performance outcome in a way that contributes to theoretical implications and suggests managers the ways to develop sustainable products in the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. A research sample of 433 United States (US) manufacturing industry firms spanning 16 years-period (2002–2017) is used to investigate the conceptual framework of this dissertation research. Firstly, this dissertation research contributes to triple-bottom-line-based sustainability literature by conceptualizing and operationalizing the sustainable product attributes construct. Secondly, this research contributes to R&D literature by studying it under the knowledge-based view and extending its implications to (aggregate and disaggregated) sustainable product development. Thirdly, this research provides coherence to R&D contribution in (aggregate and disaggregated) sustainable product development by studying the human capital complementarity in R&D. Fourthly, this research contributes to CSRS literature by studying it with (aggregated and disaggregated) sustainable product development under the theory-of-the-firm perspective. Fifthly, this research contributes to the SPA-performance literature stream by studying the (aggregate and disaggregated) SPA’s contribution to export performance and firm profitability of US manufacturing industry firms. Lastly, this research contributes to SPA-performance literature by studying the moderating role of marketing resource intensity. Tiivistelmä Ilmastonmuutos on nostanut kestävän tuotekehityksen tieteellisen tutkimuksen keskiöön. Asiakkaiden kasvava kysyntä kestäville tuoteominaisuuksille on haastanut yritykset kehittämään tuotteita, jotka sisältävät ympäristön ja sosiaalisen kehityksen näkökulmista kestäviä ominaisuuksia. Tässä mielessä yritysten yhteiskuntavastuulliset (CSR) aloitteet ovat yksi vaihtoehto edistää kestävää tuotekehitystä. Monet epävarmuustekijät ja kriisit (kuten maailmanlaajuinen finanssikriisi ja viimeisin Covid19-pandemia) ovat kuitenkin ajaneet yritykset epätoivoon. Niiden likviditeettitasot ovat alentuneet, minkä seurauksena yritykset kohtaavat nyt resurssirajoituksia. Kestävän kehityksen tavoitteiden saavuttamiseksi yritykset etsivätkin uusia tapoja kehittää kestäviä tuotteita ja oikean tasapainon ympäristön ja sosiaalisen kestävyyden pilarien välillä. Tässä kontekstissa tarvitaan kipeästi tutkimusta, jossa selvitetään mahdollisuuksia edistää kestävän kehityksen tavoitteita. Nykyinen kestävän tuotekehityksen kirjallisuus on kehitetty ympäristöpilarin ympärille, joten kokonaisvaltaisen kestävän tuotekehityksen taustatekijöitä ja suorituskykyä tarkasteleva tutkimus on vähäistä. Tämän tutkimusaukon täyttämiseksi tämä kolmeen tutkimusartikkeliin perustuva väitöskirja esittää analyysin T&K:n, inhimillisen pääoman ja CSR-strategian mahdollisista rooleista kestävien tuoteominaisuuksien kehittämisessä sekä tekijöiden vaikutuksista tulokseen tavalla, joka edistää aiheen teoreettista ymmärrystä ja ehdottaa johtajille tapoja kehittää kestäviä tuotteita meneillään olevassa Covid 19-pandemiassa. Tämän tutkimuksen empiiriseen analyysiin käytetään 433 yhdysvaltalaisen teollisuusyrityksen tutkimusotosta 16 vuoden ajalta (2002–2017). Ensinnäkin tämä väitöskirjatutkimus edistää kolmoistilinpäätökseen perustuvaa kestävän kehityksen kirjallisuutta käsitteellistämällä ja operationalisoimalla kestävän tuotteen attribuuttien konstruktion. Toiseksi tämä tutkimus edistää T&K-kirjallisuutta tutkimalla sitä osaamispohjaisesta näkökulmassa ja laajentamalla sen vaikutuksia kestävään tuotekehitykseen. Kolmanneksi tämä tutkimus tarjoaa johdonmukaisuutta T&K-osuudelle kestävässä tuotekehityksessä tutkimalla inhimillisen pääoman roolia T&K:ssa. Neljänneksi tämä tutkimus täydentää CSRS-kirjallisuutta tutkimalla sitä kestävän tuotekehityksen kanssa yrityksen teorian näkökulmasta. Viidenneksi tämä tutkimus edistää SPA-suorituskykyä koskevaa kirjallisuutta tutkimalla SPA:n osuutta yhdysvaltalaisten teollisuusyritysten vientituloksesta ja kannattavuudesta. Lopuksi tämä tutkimus edistää SPA-kirjallisuutta tutkimalla markkinoinnin resurssi-intensiteetin moderoivaa roolia.
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9. The bunch of sustainability labels – Do consumers differentiate?
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Janßen, Dilani and Langen, Nina
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CONSUMER attitudes , *ANIMAL welfare , *ANIMAL social behavior , *DISCRETE choice models , *DECISION theory - Abstract
A huge number of sustainable labels addressing the different pillars of sustainability emerged over the last years. Some labels promote factors, which already imply other sustainability issues (e.g. organic incl. animal friendliness to a certain extent). Hence, the question arises how consumers react towards the redundancies of different sustainability labels. To add to the literature this study applies a latent class model for discrete choices first to test whether consumers take different sustainable labels into account when making their decision and second to test how consumers deal with different sustainable labels that are (partly) claiming the same aspect. Results indicate that three consumer segments with well-distinguished preferences and willingness to pay measures for the respective attributes can be identified. One group being the 'price-sensitives', exclusively deciding on the product with the lowest price, regardless of any sustainable attribute of the product. Another group opts for products with a sustainable label, without any clear preference for a specific sustainable attribute but expressing a clear willingness to pay more for all presented sustainable labels (i.e. the ’label choosers’). A third group can be named 'price-conscious label discriminators'. For them, some sustainable aspects provide negative utility when labelled exclusively (e.g. organic or free of genetically modified organisms) but labelled together (e.g. organic together with free of genetically modified organisms or animal welfare) it provides them significantly positive utility, even though being redundant by definition. Based on our findings there is no general statement to be made regarding the question whether different sustainable aspects complement or substitute each other. The research rather emphasizes that a differentiated look at different consumer types and different labels symbolizing sustainability is needed. The research adds to the existing literature by examining not only the relevance and acceptance of different sustainable labels to different consumer segments but also the interrelationship of different sustainable labels. The study clearly shows that with regard to different sustainable labels the more the merrier does not always apply. However, almost 85% of the market could be satisfied with a universal sustainability label. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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10. R&D contribution to sustainable product attributes development:the complementarity of human capital
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Zeeshan Ullah and Ahmad Arslan
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socially sustainable product attributes ,R&D ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,human capital ,knowledge-based view ,sustainable product attributes ,Development ,environmentally sustainable product attributes - Abstract
The current article aims to study the role of organizational research and development (R&D) function in sustainable product attributes (SPA) development, using the knowledge-based view (KBV) theoretical lens. Specifically, this study investigates the extent of R&D contribution in aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. Furthermore, this article analyzes the extent to which human capital complements R&D’s contribution to aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The analysis of 433 manufacturing firms’ panel datasets (from 2002 to 2017) provides evidence of a positive influence of R&D on aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The moderation analysis results confirm that human capital complements R&D’s contribution to SPA development. By studying R&D under the KBV, this study provides coherence to the R&D-sustainable product development relation and contributes to R&D-sustainable product literature. This article further contributes to the R&D-sustainable product relationship by analyzing the complementarity of human capital in R&D to develop aggregate and disaggregated SPA. This study clarifies to managers that regardless of resource constraints, a firm can develop SPA by capitalizing R&D knowledge relatedness to corporate social responsibility, and human capital complements R&D’s contribution to SPA development.
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- 2022
11. Modekonsumenters perspektiv på produktinformation om hållbara produktattribut : hur egennytta och hållbara produktattribut kan förenas till positiva köpintentioner i en online-kontext.
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Persson, Adam, Albertsson, Annie, Persson, Adam, and Albertsson, Annie
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Syfte: Studien syftar till att förstå hur hållbara produktattribut kan verka i samklang eller kombineras med produktattribut som tillfredsställer konsumentens egennytta. Det möjliggörs genom kartläggning av vilken produktinformation om hållbara produktattribut som svenska modekonsumenter efterfrågar i digitala sammanhang för att kunna göra miljömedvetna val, och som då kan bidra med positiva köpintentioner. Detta för att kunna minska avståndet mellan intresse och handling vad gäller hållbar konsumtion. Metod: Metodansatsen som användes var induktiv och för datainsamling användes blandad metod. Litteratursökning följdes av en kvantitativ webbaserad enkät, vilken kompletterades med kvalitativa, semistrukturerade intervjuer. Urvalet för både enkät och intervjuer var svenska modekonsumenter i åldrarna 18–35. Kvantitativa och kvalitativa data jämfördes och analyserades sedan mot teoretiska perspektiv om att detaljerad produktinformation kan fungera som substitut till fysisk interaktion och att konsumenter inte prioriterar hållbara produktattribut som inte uppfyller egennytta. Resultaten diskuterades och kunde slutligen presenteras som slutsatser. Studien fokuserade endast på modekonsumtion i en online kontext. Den avsåg heller inte att se till vilka hållbara produktattribut som är bättre eller sämre ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv. Resultat: Resultaten visar att produktattribut som kan anses tillfredsställa egennytta prioriteras framför hållbara produktattribut vid konsumtion av mode, men att hållbar information kring modeprodukter ökar köpintentioner. Konsumenter upplever dock att företag inte kommunicerar tillräckligt kring hållbarhet och efterfrågar transparens och mer detaljerad information. Resultatet visar en potential till hur konventionella och hållbara produktattribut tillsammans med detaljerad information kan sammanföras till positiva köpintentioner i digitala sammanhang. Originalitet / Värde: Tidigare forskning utreder konsumenters inställning till hållbara produ, Purpose: This study aims to understand what sustainable product attributes that can be combined with attributes that fulfill consumer's self-interest. This is done by an examination of which product information about sustainable product attributes Swedish fashion consumers demand in a digital context to be able to make environmentally conscious decisions. Furthermore, which sustainable product information that can contribute with positive purchasing intentions. The purpose of this study is to be able to get an insight in how to reduce the distance between interest and action in terms of sustainable consumption. Method: The method used for the study was inductive and the data was collected through a mixed method. Search of literature was followed by a quantitative survey, which was supplemented with qualitative semi-structured interviews. Participants were Swedish fashion consumers in the age range of 18-35. Quantitative and qualitative data were then compared and analysed against theories concluding that detailed product information can function as a substitute to physical interaction and that consumers do not prioritize sustainable product attributes which do not meet self-interest. The results were discussed and could then be presented as conclusions. Results: The results show that product attributes which can be considered to satisfy self-interest are prioritised before sustainable product attributes, but sustainable information regarding fashion products might still increase buying intentions. Consumers experience, however, that companies do not communicate enough about sustainability and requests transparency and more detailed information. The results show a potential on how conventional and sustainable product attributes together with detailed information can be combined into positive buying intentions in a digital context. The study only focuses on fashion consumption on an online kontext. Neither did it evaluate the environmental impact of the different su
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- 2021
12. Sustainable product attributes and firm performance:the moderating role of marketing resource intensity
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Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan) and Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan)
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This paper aims to study the performance implications of sustainable product attributes (SPA) of US manufacturing firms. Specifically, it analyzes the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. The study further explores the moderating influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationships. The fixed-effect regression analysis of 433 US manufacturing firms’ panel dataset reveals that aggregate and disaggregated SPA positively influence the firm profitability. The moderation analysis also confirms the positive influence of marketing resource intensity on aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability relationship. The current paper contributes to the triple-bottom-line and theory-of-the-firm literature streams by empirically studying the influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on firm profitability. Furthermore, this study uses the resource-based view to complement theory-of-the-firm model of SPA and empirically study the moderating role of marketing resource intensity between aggregate and disaggregated SPA and firm profitability. Finally, the findings inform the managers of the increased firm profitability by aggregate and disaggregated SPA, and the pivotal role of marketing resource intensity in strengthening the positive influence of aggregate and disaggregated SPA on US manufacturing firms’ profitability.
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- 2021
13. Corporate social responsibility strategy, sustainable product attributes, and export performance
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Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), Arslan, A. (Ahmad), Puhakka, V. (Vesa), Ullah, Z. (Zeeshan), Arslan, A. (Ahmad), and Puhakka, V. (Vesa)
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The current article is one of the first studies to address the role of corporate social responsibility strategy (CSRS) in the development of performance-oriented sustainable product attributes (SPA) mix in manufacturing firms. We specifically analyze whether the extent of SPA development by the firm’s CSRS matches SPA contribution in export performance or do firms need to adapt CSRS to develop a performance-oriented SPA mix. The empirical analysis uses a panel dataset of 433 manufacturing firms from the United States during 2002–2017. The findings reveal the difference between SPA’s outcome (contribution) and SPA development in firms. Further analysis of disaggregated SPA explains the reasoning behind this difference because the firm’s CSRS’ emphasis on developing distinct attributes of SPA tends to mismatch the proportionate contribution of distinct attributes of SPA in export performance. Our study contributes to SPA, CSRS, and export performance literature by establishing the differences in performance contribution and development of aggregated and disaggregated SPA in manufacturing firms.
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- 2021
14. Fashion consumers’ perspectives on product information about sustainable product attributes : how self-interest and sustainable product attributes can be combined into positive purchasing intentions in an online context
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Persson, Adam and Albertsson, Annie
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Hållbar konsumtion ,Online context ,Hållbara produktattribut ,Teknik och teknologier ,Self-interest ,Engineering and Technology ,Sustainable product attributes ,Sustainable consumption ,Egennytta ,Online-kontext ,Product information ,Produktinformation - Abstract
Syfte: Studien syftar till att förstå hur hållbara produktattribut kan verka i samklang eller kombineras med produktattribut som tillfredsställer konsumentens egennytta. Det möjliggörs genom kartläggning av vilken produktinformation om hållbara produktattribut som svenska modekonsumenter efterfrågar i digitala sammanhang för att kunna göra miljömedvetna val, och som då kan bidra med positiva köpintentioner. Detta för att kunna minska avståndet mellan intresse och handling vad gäller hållbar konsumtion. Metod: Metodansatsen som användes var induktiv och för datainsamling användes blandad metod. Litteratursökning följdes av en kvantitativ webbaserad enkät, vilken kompletterades med kvalitativa, semistrukturerade intervjuer. Urvalet för både enkät och intervjuer var svenska modekonsumenter i åldrarna 18–35. Kvantitativa och kvalitativa data jämfördes och analyserades sedan mot teoretiska perspektiv om att detaljerad produktinformation kan fungera som substitut till fysisk interaktion och att konsumenter inte prioriterar hållbara produktattribut som inte uppfyller egennytta. Resultaten diskuterades och kunde slutligen presenteras som slutsatser. Studien fokuserade endast på modekonsumtion i en online kontext. Den avsåg heller inte att se till vilka hållbara produktattribut som är bättre eller sämre ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv. Resultat: Resultaten visar att produktattribut som kan anses tillfredsställa egennytta prioriteras framför hållbara produktattribut vid konsumtion av mode, men att hållbar information kring modeprodukter ökar köpintentioner. Konsumenter upplever dock att företag inte kommunicerar tillräckligt kring hållbarhet och efterfrågar transparens och mer detaljerad information. Resultatet visar en potential till hur konventionella och hållbara produktattribut tillsammans med detaljerad information kan sammanföras till positiva köpintentioner i digitala sammanhang. Originalitet / Värde: Tidigare forskning utreder konsumenters inställning till hållbara produkter, gapet mellan hållbart intresse och handling samt hur konsumenter behandlar produktinformation. Mängden tidigare forskning som visar dock vilka hållbara produktattribut som kan sammanföras med produktattribut som tillfredsställer egennyttan hos konsumenter är sparsam. Det kan därför anses finnas ett behov för denna studie, då den ger företag insikter om hur kundfokus kan inkluderas i den hållbara utvecklingen. Särskilt relevant blir den för företag som riktat sig mot digitala försäljningskanaler och ämnar uppmuntra till hållbar konsumtion. Purpose: This study aims to understand what sustainable product attributes that can be combined with attributes that fulfill consumer's self-interest. This is done by an examination of which product information about sustainable product attributes Swedish fashion consumers demand in a digital context to be able to make environmentally conscious decisions. Furthermore, which sustainable product information that can contribute with positive purchasing intentions. The purpose of this study is to be able to get an insight in how to reduce the distance between interest and action in terms of sustainable consumption. Method: The method used for the study was inductive and the data was collected through a mixed method. Search of literature was followed by a quantitative survey, which was supplemented with qualitative semi-structured interviews. Participants were Swedish fashion consumers in the age range of 18-35. Quantitative and qualitative data were then compared and analysed against theories concluding that detailed product information can function as a substitute to physical interaction and that consumers do not prioritize sustainable product attributes which do not meet self-interest. The results were discussed and could then be presented as conclusions. Results: The results show that product attributes which can be considered to satisfy self-interest are prioritised before sustainable product attributes, but sustainable information regarding fashion products might still increase buying intentions. Consumers experience, however, that companies do not communicate enough about sustainability and requests transparency and more detailed information. The results show a potential on how conventional and sustainable product attributes together with detailed information can be combined into positive buying intentions in a digital context. The study only focuses on fashion consumption on an online kontext. Neither did it evaluate the environmental impact of the different sustainable product attributes that were examined. Originality / Value: Previous research investigates consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable products, the gap between interest and action as well as how consumers process information. There is a sparse amount of previous research that shows which sustainable product attributes consumers appreciate, which then can be combined with product attributes that satisfy the self-interest of consumers. There may therefore exist a need for this study, as it provides insights on how companies can include customer focus into their sustainable development. It will be particularly relevant for companies that have targeted digital sales channels and intend to encourage sustainable consumption.
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15. Linking sustainable product attributes and consumer decision-making: Insights from a systematic review.
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Bangsa, Adjengdia Bunga and Schlegelmilch, Bodo B.
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CONSUMER behavior , *PRODUCT attributes , *META-analysis , *CONSUMER goods , *KNOWLEDGE gap theory - Abstract
Recent decades have witnessed considerable research advances on the relationship between sustainable product attributes and consumer decision-making. However, despite the substantial body of research, findings remain fragmented and sometimes even contradictory. This study provides a state-of-the-art overview of extant research, uncovers knowledge gaps and develops recommendations for future research. Specifically, it presents a systematic review of research into relationships between sustainable product attributes and consumer decision-making over the past decade (2008–2018). In general, this review finds that most papers assume linear and rational consumer decision-making process, focus on environmental sustainability, and mostly examine food products; social sustainability is comparatively neglected, as is work that addresses cultural contexts, particularly differences between emerging and developed countries. • This paper extends the understanding of consumer decision-making processes involving sustainable products. • Our research shows that the reviewed papers predominantly assume a linear and rational consumer decision-making process. • Social sustainability and work on cultural contexts between emerging and developed countries are comparatively neglected. • Research gaps on affective and habitual decision-making, social sustainability, and cross-cultural contexts are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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