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Sustainable technology: Antecedents and outcomes of households’ adoption
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Highlights Internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort affect adoption. Mediating effect of perceived privacy risk. Perceived well-being and intention to recommend are important outcomes of adoption. A moderator effect was found for comfort and pro-environmental behaviour.
Abstract With the development of cities, environmental concerns have increased with the adoption and development of measures to reduce environmental devastation becoming important. The use of sustainable technologies as a solution, more specifically, smart homes, have gained special attention in reducing energy consumption as one of the sectors with the biggest impact on the environment. Few studies have been done to understand the consumer perspective on the household adoption of sustainable technologies, specifically regarding smart thermostats. Based on a sample of 327 responses and using a quantitative approach through structural equation modelling (SEM), this study aims to understand the relevant dimensions that influence households to adopt smart thermostats, as well as the outcomes of that adoption. The model was estimated using the partial least squares method, and final results suggest the relevance of internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort to the adoption. Moreover, the adoption of sustainable technologies positively impacts two major outcomes: perceived well-being and intention to recommend. Comfort and pro-environmental behaviour also act as moderators for these two outcomes. The model revealed that 10 out of 13 hypotheses were supported, and the findings allow us to understand households’ motivation for sustainable technologies adoption, emphasizing their importance in the topic of energy efficiency.
Sustainable technology: Antecedents and outcomes of households’ adoption
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-0682
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0129-4111
Highlights Internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort affect adoption. Mediating effect of perceived privacy risk. Perceived well-being and intention to recommend are important outcomes of adoption. A moderator effect was found for comfort and pro-environmental behaviour.
Abstract With the development of cities, environmental concerns have increased with the adoption and development of measures to reduce environmental devastation becoming important. The use of sustainable technologies as a solution, more specifically, smart homes, have gained special attention in reducing energy consumption as one of the sectors with the biggest impact on the environment. Few studies have been done to understand the consumer perspective on the household adoption of sustainable technologies, specifically regarding smart thermostats. Based on a sample of 327 responses and using a quantitative approach through structural equation modelling (SEM), this study aims to understand the relevant dimensions that influence households to adopt smart thermostats, as well as the outcomes of that adoption. The model was estimated using the partial least squares method, and final results suggest the relevance of internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort to the adoption. Moreover, the adoption of sustainable technologies positively impacts two major outcomes: perceived well-being and intention to recommend. Comfort and pro-environmental behaviour also act as moderators for these two outcomes. The model revealed that 10 out of 13 hypotheses were supported, and the findings allow us to understand households’ motivation for sustainable technologies adoption, emphasizing their importance in the topic of energy efficiency.
Sustainable technology: Antecedents and outcomes of households’ adoption
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-0682
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0129-4111
Highlights Internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort affect adoption. Mediating effect of perceived privacy risk. Perceived well-being and intention to recommend are important outcomes of adoption. A moderator effect was found for comfort and pro-environmental behaviour.
Abstract With the development of cities, environmental concerns have increased with the adoption and development of measures to reduce environmental devastation becoming important. The use of sustainable technologies as a solution, more specifically, smart homes, have gained special attention in reducing energy consumption as one of the sectors with the biggest impact on the environment. Few studies have been done to understand the consumer perspective on the household adoption of sustainable technologies, specifically regarding smart thermostats. Based on a sample of 327 responses and using a quantitative approach through structural equation modelling (SEM), this study aims to understand the relevant dimensions that influence households to adopt smart thermostats, as well as the outcomes of that adoption. The model was estimated using the partial least squares method, and final results suggest the relevance of internal and external motivators, privacy risks, and comfort to the adoption. Moreover, the adoption of sustainable technologies positively impacts two major outcomes: perceived well-being and intention to recommend. Comfort and pro-environmental behaviour also act as moderators for these two outcomes. The model revealed that 10 out of 13 hypotheses were supported, and the findings allow us to understand households’ motivation for sustainable technologies adoption, emphasizing their importance in the topic of energy efficiency.
Sustainable technology: Antecedents and outcomes of households’ adoption
Mateus, Raquel Alexandra Soeiro (author) / Oliveira, Tiago (author) / Neves, Catarina (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 284
2023-01-28
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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