Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour

Food waste can be observed in the entire food industry, and it negatively impacts the social, environmental and economic spheres. This study aims to identify the predictive factors for such behavior, specifically those relating the propensity to procrastinate, and the “food control” and “perceived e...

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Autores principales:	Marconi Freitas da Costa, Patrícia de Oliveira Campos, Poliana Nunes de Santana
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Lenguaje:	EN ES PT
Publicado:	Fundação Getulio Vargas 2021
Materias:	procrastination food control perceived effort food waste consumer behavior Business HF5001-6182
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6ddbc4d8c5754b3181742868187a66422021-11-25T05:09:40ZProcrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour0034-75902178-938Xhttps://doaj.org/article/6ddbc4d8c5754b3181742868187a66422021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.scielo.br/j/rae/a/Bvp9bcCJf8BLSQsvRLHHnVg/?format=pdf&lang=enhttps://doaj.org/toc/0034-7590https://doaj.org/toc/2178-938XFood waste can be observed in the entire food industry, and it negatively impacts the social, environmental and economic spheres. This study aims to identify the predictive factors for such behavior, specifically those relating the propensity to procrastinate, and the “food control” and “perceived effort” variables as mediators of food waste behavior. To this end, data were collected by way of an online survey, resulting in a consistent final sample of 279 respondents, with the hypotheses being analyzed by structural equation modeling. As the key results of this study, procrastination was not significant for explaining food waste behavior, while food control reduces perceived effort. This study has also clarified that greater, intuitive control is counterproductive. As for its contributions to management, the urgent need to use booklets and training to disseminate food control techniques and access to information on the shelf life of food products stands out.Marconi Freitas da CostaPatrícia de Oliveira CamposPoliana Nunes de SantanaFundação Getulio Vargasarticleprocrastinationfood controlperceived effortfood wasteconsumer behaviorBusinessHF5001-6182ENESPTRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas , Vol 61, Iss 5 (2021)
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description	Food waste can be observed in the entire food industry, and it negatively impacts the social, environmental and economic spheres. This study aims to identify the predictive factors for such behavior, specifically those relating the propensity to procrastinate, and the “food control” and “perceived effort” variables as mediators of food waste behavior. To this end, data were collected by way of an online survey, resulting in a consistent final sample of 279 respondents, with the hypotheses being analyzed by structural equation modeling. As the key results of this study, procrastination was not significant for explaining food waste behavior, while food control reduces perceived effort. This study has also clarified that greater, intuitive control is counterproductive. As for its contributions to management, the urgent need to use booklets and training to disseminate food control techniques and access to information on the shelf life of food products stands out.
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title_short	Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour
title_full	Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour
title_fullStr	Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour
title_full_unstemmed	Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour
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Procrastination, control and perceived effort in food waste behaviour

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