title: Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict intentions to reduce the environmental impact of travel

authors: Reddy, Siddhart

abstract: The use of private cars is responsible for a large amount of the world’s CO2 emissions
and the amount of pollution produced by the aviation industry is also growing at an alarming 
rate. Thus, it is important to understand the factors that can lead to pro-environmental 
behaviours (PEB), such as choosing more environmentally friendly options for air and car 
travel. I explored whether the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables of
environmental attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control (PBC) 
predicted individuals’ willingness to change their travel behaviour. A sample of 327 
participants from New Zealand and the United States of America completed an online 
questionnaire measuring TPB variables for low-, medium- and high-cost behaviours which 
were defined as short, medium, and long trips by both car and plane. I hypothesised that, in 
line with the A-B-C model, the TBP variables would be most predictive of intentions to 
reduce the environmental impact of medium-cost behaviours, rather than low- or high-cost 
behaviours. Attitudes, subjective norms, and PBC almost always significantly predicted
behavioural intention for the NZ sample, whilst only subjective norms and PBC were 
significant predictors for the USA sample, however, there was no support for the low-cost 
hypothesis or A-B-C model. Findings may influence and inform interventions and policy 
aimed at behavioural change in different contexts and that it may be beneficial for 
interventions to be tailored to specific populations based upon the strength of correlating 
variables.

text: Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict intentions to reduce the environmental impact of travel The use of private cars is responsible for a large amount of the world’s CO2 emissions
and the amount of pollution produced by the aviation industry is also growing at an alarming 
rate. Thus, it is important to understand the factors that can lead to pro-environmental 
behaviours (PEB), such as choosing more environmentally friendly options for air and car 
travel. I explored whether the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables of
environmental attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control (PBC) 
predicted individuals’ willingness to change their travel behaviour. A sample of 327 
participants from New Zealand and the United States of America completed an online 
questionnaire measuring TPB variables for low-, medium- and high-cost behaviours which 
were defined as short, medium, and long trips by both car and plane. I hypothesised that, in 
line with the A-B-C model, the TBP variables would be most predictive of intentions to 
reduce the environmental impact of medium-cost behaviours, rather than low- or high-cost 
behaviours. Attitudes, subjective norms, and PBC almost always significantly predicted
behavioural intention for the NZ sample, whilst only subjective norms and PBC were 
significant predictors for the USA sample, however, there was no support for the low-cost 
hypothesis or A-B-C model. Findings may influence and inform interventions and policy 
aimed at behavioural change in different contexts and that it may be beneficial for 
interventions to be tailored to specific populations based upon the strength of correlating 
variables.

year: 2024

title: OrganiZational communication and organiSational communication: Binaries and the fragments of a field

authors: Ganesh, Shiv

subjects: difference

abstract: In this paper, I employ personal narrative to help cast light on connections and tensions between organiZational communication research, as produced in the United States, and organiSational communication research, as produced in Aotearoa New Zealand. I address the issue by highlighting three sets of differences between these bodies of research: canonical, institutional and theoretical. I then unpack how these differences are apparent in my own university before sketching out three ways in which we might productively use such tensions to achieve radical engagement, and critique disciplinary others, identities, and locations.

text: OrganiZational communication and organiSational communication: Binaries and the fragments of a field In this paper, I employ personal narrative to help cast light on connections and tensions between organiZational communication research, as produced in the United States, and organiSational communication research, as produced in Aotearoa New Zealand. I address the issue by highlighting three sets of differences between these bodies of research: canonical, institutional and theoretical. I then unpack how these differences are apparent in my own university before sketching out three ways in which we might productively use such tensions to achieve radical engagement, and critique disciplinary others, identities, and locations.

year: 2009

title: E hoki mai nei ki te ūkaipō | Return to your place of nourishment [Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi | Whakatāne Art Gallery]

authors: Apiata, Hāwea

subjects: toi Māori

abstract: E Hoki Mai Nei ki te Ūkaipō | Return to Your Place of Nourishment brings together works by four wāhine Māori artists, Aimee Ratana, Aisha Roberts, Hollie Tawhiao and Maraea Timutimu, which explore narratives of pakanga
(conflict) through toi (art). In this show, the four artists weave together their unique practices and stories to present a cohesive yet diverse examination of conflicts, with a particular focus on the artists’ own whānau, hapū, and iwi narratives.
Curated by Hāwea Apiata.

text: E hoki mai nei ki te ūkaipō | Return to your place of nourishment [Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi | Whakatāne Art Gallery] E Hoki Mai Nei ki te Ūkaipō | Return to Your Place of Nourishment brings together works by four wāhine Māori artists, Aimee Ratana, Aisha Roberts, Hollie Tawhiao and Maraea Timutimu, which explore narratives of pakanga
(conflict) through toi (art). In this show, the four artists weave together their unique practices and stories to present a cohesive yet diverse examination of conflicts, with a particular focus on the artists’ own whānau, hapū, and iwi narratives.
Curated by Hāwea Apiata.

year: 2025-04-17