Understanding Employees’ Energy Saving in the Workplace: DR and the Philippines’ Realities

Luis J. Camacho (), Michael Pasco, Moises Banks, Randall Pasco, Marisela Almanzar, Alvin Rodriguez, Akinlawon Amoo and Nelda Rosima
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Luis J. Camacho: School of Business, SUNY Empire State College, College Road, Selden, NY 11784, USA
Michael Pasco: Graduate School of Business, San Beda University, 638 Mendiola St., San Miguel, Manila 1005, Philippines
Moises Banks: School of Economic and Business Sciences, APEC University, Máximo Gomez 72, Santo Domingo 10100, Dominican Republic
Randall Pasco: College of Business Administration, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng, San Pablo 4000, Philippines
Marisela Almanzar: School of Marketing and International Business, APEC University, Máximo Gomez 72, Santo Domingo 10100, Dominican Republic
Alvin Rodriguez: Graduate School of Engineering, APEC University, Máximo Gomez 72, Santo Domingo 10100, Dominican Republic
Akinlawon Amoo: Department of Entrepreneurial Studies and Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa
Nelda Rosima: College of Accountancy, Business and Economics, Batangas State University, Lipa 4200, Philippines

JRFM, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: Understanding how employees act at work to save energy and the meaning for sustainability and environmental protection is essential. This research aimed to analyze the influences of Subjective Norms (SN), Descriptive Norms (DN), and Environmental Knowledge (EK) on employees’ intention to save energy (ISE) in the Philippines (PH) and the Dominican Republic (DR). The effects of SN, DN, and EK on ISE were evaluated by comparing two developing countries and the mediation effect of EK on the relationship between DN, SN, and ISE. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), followed by structural equation modeling and path analysis based on samples collected from employees from DR (340) and PH (339), was performed. Also, construct convergent and discriminant validity were assessed using composite reliability, maximal reliability, average variance extracted, and maximum shared variance. The findings of this study indicate that SN influences ISE positively among employees in PH (β = 0.15, p < 0.05) but not among employees in DR. Descriptive Norms positively influence ISE among employees in PH (β = 0.47, p < 0.01) and DR (β = 0.27, p < 0.01), while EK has a positive and significant influence on the ISE among employees in PH (β = 0.22, p < 0.01) and not in DR. There is a partial mediation effect between SN and EK on ISE when EK is the mediator in PH, and no mediation effects for RD. The intention to save energy is significant in economic terms because reducing energy consumption can help decrease energy costs and improve business profitability and competitiveness; in social terms, it can reduce energy consumption worldwide and improve social health, reducing gas emissions and pollution.

Keywords: energy saving; intention to save energy; subjective norms; descriptive norms; environmental knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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