Why Do Medium-Sized Technology Farms Adopt Environmental Innovation? The Mediating Role of Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. RL of CEOs and EI Adoption
1.2. RL of CEOs and PBs of SETs
2. Results
2.1. Sample
2.2. Measure
2.3. Analysis
3. Discussion
3.1. Academic Contribution
3.2. Practical Contribution
3.3. Further Research and Limitations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Eigenvalue | % of Variance | Cumulative % |
---|---|---|---|
Responsible Leadership | 2.2 | 26% | 26% |
Pro-Environmental Behaviors | 2.1 | 24.8% | 50.8% |
Environmental Innovation | 1.3 | 15.3% | 66.1% |
Construct | Composite Reliability | Average Variance Extracted |
---|---|---|
Responsible Leadership | 0.77 | 0.68 |
Pro-Environmental Behaviors | 0.79 | 0.69 |
Environmental Innovation | 0.80 | 0.71 |
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Huang SYB, Li M-W, Lee Y-S. Why Do Medium-Sized Technology Farms Adopt Environmental Innovation? The Mediating Role of Pro-Environmental Behaviors. Horticulturae. 2021; 7(9):318. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7090318
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Stanley Y. B., Ming-Way Li, and Yue-Shi Lee. 2021. "Why Do Medium-Sized Technology Farms Adopt Environmental Innovation? The Mediating Role of Pro-Environmental Behaviors" Horticulturae 7, no. 9: 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7090318