The Influence of Renewable Energy Practices on Sustainable Environmental Performance of Truck Operators in Tanzania: The Moderating Effect of Technology Adoption
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https://doi.org/10.51137/wrp.ijarbm.781Keywords:
Renewable energy practices, Sustainable environment, Truck operatorsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of technology-assisted renewable energy practices on the environmental sustainability of truck operators. The study adopted a cross-sectional design and used structured questionnaires to collect data from respondents involved in truck operations at Dar es Salaam Port Authority, as the main hub for import business in the country. Before developing the tools, the authors validated the constructs and measurement scales from prior peer-reviewed research, which facilitated the generation of valid and reliable data on renewable energy practices. The results presented the conditional effects of three different levels of technology adoption, whereby at the low level, the influence of technology on sustainable environmental performance was positive, but weak (β = 0.276, p < 0.001); at the mean level of technology adoption, the influence of technology was positive and stronger than at the low level (β = 0.391, p < 0.001); at the high level of technology adoption, the influence of technology on sustainable environmental performance was positive and strongest as compared to other levels (β = 0.506, p < 0.001). The results demonstrate that technology-assisted renewable energy practices are key to enhancing the environmental sustainability of truck operators, as opposed to just using renewable energy practices alone. While past studies have widely reported issues in renewable energy practices, the novelty of this study is its use of technology as a moderating variable to influence the sustainable environmental performance of truck operators.
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