Ying Qu

Dr. Ying Qu


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

View All Publications
15 September 2021 in Business Strategy and the Environment
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
PDF file
Mohsin ShahzadMohsin Shahzad
Mohsin Shahzad
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
AZAbaid Ullah Zafar
Abaid Ullah Zafar
Andrea AppolloniAndrea Appolloni
Andrea Appolloni

23 May 2017 in Sustainability
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
CNChibuike Kingsley Nduneseokwu
Chibuike Kingsley Nduneseokwu
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
Andrea AppolloniAndrea Appolloni
Andrea Appolloni
Due to the increasing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) generated in Nigeria, challenges such as consumer disposal behaviors have emerged. An understanding of consumers’ intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections is key in increasing the level of participation in an e-waste collection scheme. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) creates an applicable platform for identifying the determinants of recycling intention. Based on the TPB, we develop a theoretical framework to study how influencing factors such as attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and environmental knowledge influence intentions to participate in formal e-waste collections. Additionally, we extend the research framework to examine whether the factors of infrastructure and economic incentive moderate the relationships between the influencing factors and intention. Using an empirical survey conducted in Onitsha with 384 usable questionnaire responses, we observe that attitude, subjective norm, and environmental knowledge directly influence consumers’ intentions. Statistical results also show that only the factor of infrastructure moderates the relationship between two influencing factors (attitude and subjective norm) and intention. The resulting negative coefficients of regression for the interactions indicate that the introduction of infrastructure will result in a weaker influencing ability of attitude and subjective norm on intention. Thus, the implications of this study in motivating consumers’ intentions suggest it would be beneficial for the government to provide functional and adequately managed infrastructure situated close to the community, such that it can be easily accessed by household consumers.

24 January 2017 in Sustainable Development
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
PDF file
YLYue Liu
Yue Liu
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
ZLZhen Lei
Zhen Lei
HJHan Jia
Han Jia

1 January 2015 in Journal of Cleaner Production
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
YLYakun Liu
Yakun Liu
RNRaveendranath Ravi Nayak
Raveendranath Ravi Nayak
MLMengru Li
Mengru Li

19 April 2022 in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
Mohsin ShahzadMohsin Shahzad
Mohsin Shahzad
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
SRSaif Ur Rehman
Saif Ur Rehman
XDXiangan Ding
Xiangan Ding
ARAsif Razzaq
Asif Razzaq
Due to growing consciousness and pressure from concerned stakeholders, organizations have started to prioritize green management practices (GMP); however, little is known about the critical role of organizational motives (OM) for achieving GMP. Following the stakeholder theory, this study intends to examine the relationship between stakeholders’ pressure (STP), organizational motives (OM), and GMP in an encompassing model. Three hundred and eight responses were collected from the Pakistani manufacturing industry, and hypotheses were confirmed employing structural equation modeling (SEM). Empirical results indicate that primary and secondary stakeholders’ pressure has a substantial effect on OM. Further, each motive, such as instrumental, relational, and moral, substantially impacts GMP. Besides, OM has been found to partially mediate the relationship. Importance-performance analysis specified that the importance and performance values of STP are higher than OM for GMP. The conclusion emphasizes the essential role that STP can play in realizing GMP in manufacturing industries through OM. These novel findings suggest worthy insights for managerial staff and policymakers on enhancing GMP adoption through OM in emerging economies.

20 October 2019 in Sustainability
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
XDXiangan Ding
Xiangan Ding
YQYing Qu
Ying Qu
Mohsin ShahzadMohsin Shahzad
Mohsin Shahzad
Stakeholders often have a significant interest in the disclosure of information by companies that have received environmental penalties. This study examines how environmental administrative penalties influence companies’ environmental disclosures. Using a sample of 316 manufacturing companies across three years in China, the regression results indicate that the level of voluntary environmental information disclosure (EID) is significantly positively affected by environmental penalties. For companies in heavily polluting industries, environmental penalties decrease their involuntary EID. Environmental penalties also reduce the quality of environmental information, which is mainly reflected in the weakening of the integrity, comprehensibility, and relevance of environmental information in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports or environmental reports. These findings help us to understand the sustainability of corporate environmental responsibility in the context of environmental administrative penalties.