| Title |
Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy: An Examination of Consumer Switching Behavior |
| ID_Doc |
1712 |
| Authors |
Hazen, BT; Mollenkopf, DA; Wang, YC |
| Title |
Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy: An Examination of Consumer Switching Behavior |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
Business Strategy And The Environment, 26, 4 |
| DOI |
10.1002/bse.1929 |
| Abstract |
For the circular economy to be tenable, consumers need to not only return products after use, but also purchase products that are remanufactured. However, research finds that consumers have a poor opinion of remanufactured products and are typically not prepared to adopt them. Thus, development of the circular economy is dependent upon deeper understanding of consumers' attitudes and behaviors. Research typically considers either micro-level or macro-level factors when assessing consumer perceptions of remanufactured products. The current research incorporates macro-level factors of price, government incentives and environmental benefits with the moderating influence of micro-level consumer attitudes to examine consumers' intention to switch from purchasing new products to remanufactured products. The findings suggest that a consumer's attitude toward remanufactured products is an important moderating factor predicting consumer switching behavior to remanufactured products. Copyright (C) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment |
| Author Keywords |
remanufacturing; circular economy; consumer behavior; push-pull-mooring (PPM) theory; switching intention; sustainable development |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000403745000004 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Environmental Studies; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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