Personal communication devices have made their way into each and every household. The complex nature of e-waste, and its generation at an amplified pace calls for serious attention of policy makers, managers, educators and researchers. The paper presents a structured literature review of peer-reviewed journal publications in the research area of disposal behavior of consumers with respect to their personal electronics. Also, it discusses the concepts and theoretical underpinnings to understand consumer disposal behavior based on extensive literature review. These theoretical foundations further help in framing the hypothesis and proposing the conceptual model. The proposed model is based on Theory of Planned Behavior. It studies the relationship between the core constructs: attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, and includes awareness of consequences derived from the Value-Belief-Norm Theory. The model will also prove useful in understanding the impact of environmentally responsible disposal intention of personal electronics and its relationship with actual behavior. The role of external influences in the form of moderators is also taken into consideration while developing the model. It is expected that the research will help provide useful insights to literature on environmentally responsible disposal.

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从系统的文献综述到消费者对个人通信设备的处置行为的概念框架

个人通信设备已经进入每个家庭。电子垃圾的复杂性及其生成速度加快，需要政策制定者、管理人员、教育工作者和研究人员认真关注。该论文对消费者处理个人电子产品的行为研究领域的同行评审期刊出版物进行了结构化的文献综述。此外，它还基于广泛的文献综述讨论了理解消费者处置行为的概念和理论基础。这些理论基础进一步有助于构建假设和提出概念模型。所提出的模型基于计划行为理论。它研究核心结构之间的关系：态度、主观规范和感知行为控制，并且包括对源自价值-信念-规范理论的后果的认识。该模型还将证明有助于理解个人电子产品对环境负责的处置意图的影响及其与实际行为的关系。在开发模型时，还考虑了以调节器形式出现的外部影响的作用。预计该研究将有助于为有关对环境负责的处置的文献提供有用的见解。在开发模型时，还考虑了以调节器形式出现的外部影响的作用。预计该研究将有助于为有关对环境负责的处置的文献提供有用的见解。在开发模型时，还考虑了以调节器形式出现的外部影响的作用。预计该研究将有助于为有关对环境负责的处置的文献提供有用的见解。