生产(经济)
业务
资源稀缺
资源(消歧)
持续性
危害
稀缺
清洁生产
废物处理
产品(数学)
自然资源经济学
自然资源
环境经济学
城市固体废物
废物管理
经济
工程类
几何学
宏观经济学
微观经济学
生物
法学
计算机科学
数学
计算机网络
生态学
政治学
作者
Haiyue Xu,Lisa E. Bolton
摘要
Abstract Production waste, or inefficiencies in product manufacturing, is a major contributor to environmental problems. Consider production waste in garment manufacturing—which has been criticized for wasteful use of natural resources (e.g., using excessive water and fabric) and wasteful disposal of resource residuals (e.g., discarding excessive wastewater and fabric scraps). The present research examines consumer reactions to production waste and its mitigation as a function of whether it is characterized in terms of resource use versus disposal. A series of seven studies (including field and secondary data) finds that (i) consumers are less sensitive to wasteful resource use than disposal due to lower perceptions of environmental harm; (ii) likewise, consumers are less sensitive to waste mitigation targeting resource use than disposal due to lower perceptions of environmental benefit; and (iii) these waste reaction differences are attenuated when resource scarcity or long-term orientation is heightened (which increases consumer sensitivity to resource use). Together, this research sheds light on how, why, and when consumers are averse to production waste, while providing guidance regarding interventions focused on fighting production waste and promoting sustainability.
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