Purpose

This research is on the study of the variables which have bearing on behavioural aspects of food wastage in Qatar. As about 30% of food is being wasted in Qatar, despite the fact that 90% of food consumption is imported, the problem has now drawn national importance.

Design/methodology/approach

This research adopts positivist paradigm, and Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour (TPB) provides the theoretical foundation. Questionnaire survey has been used to collect data from the consumers in Qatar (n = 212), based on convenience sampling, and the tool used for analysis is structural equation modelling (SEM) using partial least square method (PLSM).

Findings

Out of the five hypotheses being tested, four have been supported, which have led to the drawing of the implications and suggestions to reduce or even avoid food wastage. The study has revealed that both attitude and perceived behavioural control act as significant predictors of intention to avoid food wastage, which in turn is the predictor of food wastage behaviour. In addition, it is also revealed that perceive behavioural control is a direct predictor of food wastage behaviour.

Research limitations/implications

More research may be required to further investigate why Qatari consumers have not been influenced by subjective norms on their intention to avoid food wastage.

Practical implications

The suggestions have been drawn to the concerned authorities in Qatar to consider as measures of food waste minimization.

Social implications

Theoretically, the research provides an empirical proof to Ajzen's TPB in the context of food wastage management.

Originality/value

An attempt has been made to study the food wastage behaviour of the residents of Qatar so that the antecedents of food wastage behaviour can be identified and remedial actions may be taken to reduce food wastage.

中文翻译：

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我们浪费的食物：食物浪费管理行为的前因

目的

这项研究是关于与卡塔尔食物浪费行为方面有关的变量的研究。由于卡塔尔约有 30% 的食物被浪费，尽管 90% 的食物消费是进口的，但这个问题现在已经引起了全国的重视。

设计/方法/方法

本研究采用实证主义范式，而阿赞的计划行为理论（TPB）提供了理论基础。问卷调查已被用于收集卡塔尔（n  = 212）消费者的数据，基于便利抽样，分析工具是使用偏最小二乘法（PLSM）的结构方程模型（SEM）。

发现

在测试的五个假设中，有四个得到了支持，从而得出了减少甚至避免食物浪费的影响和建议。该研究表明，态度和感知行为控制都是避免食物浪费的意图的重要预测因子，而后者又是食物浪费行为的预测因子。此外，还发现感知行为控制是食物浪费行为的直接预测因素。

研究限制/影响

可能需要更多的研究来进一步调查为什么卡塔尔消费者在避免食物浪费的意图上没有受到主观规范的影响。

实际影响

这些建议已提请卡塔尔有关当局考虑作为减少食物浪费的措施。

社会影响

从理论上讲，该研究在食物浪费管理的背景下为 Ajzen 的 TPB 提供了经验证明。

原创性/价值

已尝试研究卡塔尔居民的食物浪费行为，以便确定食物浪费行为的前因，并采取补救措施以减少食物浪费。