{"id":433979,"date":"2026-08-24T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?post_type=tnc_col_19837_item&p=433979"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:33:25","slug":"the-role-of-environmental-concern-and-technology-show-off-on-electric-vehicles-adoption-the-case-of-macau","status":"publish","type":"tnc_col_19837_item","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/scholarly-work-usj\/the-role-of-environmental-concern-and-technology-show-off-on-electric-vehicles-adoption-the-case-of-macau\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND TECHNOLOGY SHOW-OFF ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES ADOPTION: THE CASE OF MACAU"},"content":{"rendered":"

PURPOSE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 RESEARCH ON BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES (BEVS) HAS TYPICALLY CONSIDERED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN A KEY DETERMINANT OF BEHAVIORAL INTENTION THAT LEADS INDIVIDUALS TO PREFER ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THIS PAPER CHALLENGES THIS ASSUMPTION AND ARGUES THAT TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORKS MAY REQUIRE NEW VARIABLES TO CAPTURE CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCES. A UTAUT2-BASED STUDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSESS THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN IN THE BEVS CONTEXT AND PUT FORWARD THE TECHNOLOGY SHOW-OFF (TS) CONCEPT TO EXPLAIN THE TECHNOLOGY’S ACCEPTANCE.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DESIGN\/METHODOLOGY\/APPROACH\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A QUANTITATIVE AND CROSS-SECTIONAL LOOK AT BEHAVIORAL INTENTION IS ADOPTED. THE STUDY USES STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TO ANALYZE A SAMPLE OF 236 MACAU RESIDENTS TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF THE FACTORS BEHIND THE CHOICE TO ADOPT BEVS.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 FINDINGS\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 THE FINDINGS INDICATE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND PRICE MAY BE RELEVANT TO EXPLAIN BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO ADOPT THE BEVS TECHNOLOGY. FURTHERMORE, THE UTAUT2 FRAMEWORK SEEMS TO BENEFIT FROM ADDING NEW VARIABLES, WITH TS PLAYING A PERTINENT ROLE IN EXPLAINING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN FAILS TO BUILD AN ARGUMENT FOR THE SHIFT TO FULL ELECTRIC MOBILITY AND PROMOTE THE DESIRED BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOWARD ADOPTING BEVS. HEREIN LIES THE NECESSITY TO CONSIDER NEW VARIABLES THAT CAN BETTER DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN SOCIETY.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ORIGINALITY\/VALUE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 THIS PAPER PROPOSES THE TS CONSTRUCT, COMBINING VISIBILITY AND TRIALABILITY AS SIGNIFICANT DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO USE TECHNOLOGY. 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