Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Business
School
School of Business
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Public Management
First Supervisor
Associate Professor Nadine Henley
Abstract
The goal of this thesis was to inform a social marketing effort designed to increase environmentally friendly behaviours in an effort to ensure a more sustainable future. This study attempted to gain a better understanding of the discrepancy that exists between pro-environmental concerns and pro-environmental actions by exploring efficacy perceptions. Efficacy beliefs were compared for three groups of individuals: 1) environmentally active/members of an environmental group; 2) environmentally active/not members of an environmental group; 3) environmentally inactive and not members of an environmental group. Six focus groups were conducted and interviewees were recruited from the Earth Carers' organisation and the suburb of Subiaco in Western Australia. The results indicated that having confidence in one's ability to perform waste minimising activities (self-efficacy) and believing that one's own actions are effective in reducing waste (solution efficacy) were related to being environmentally active and belonging to a defined environmental group.
Recommended Citation
Bonniface, L. N. (2003). A drop in the bucket: Collective efficacy perceptions affect waste minimising behaviours. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/7