Publicação
Predicting individuals’ intention to make socially responsible investments : application of an extended theory of planned behavior
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mendonça, Cristina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Herden, Carla Carlotta | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T10:16:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T10:16:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-05-04 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2022-04-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | During the past decade, the finance sector has gone through significant changes: Sustainability, as a major trend, led to the development of socially responsible investment products, and simultaneously, individual investors became a major force in the stock market. However, little is known about the internal factors affecting individuals’ decisions to make socially responsible investments. This study used the theory of planned behavior and extended it with the constructs of moral norm, environmental concern, and perceived consumer effectiveness to investigate which constructs determine individuals' intention to make socially responsible investments. Research data has been gathered using an online questionnaire to enable the investigation. The results of the conducted regression analysis suggest that attitude, subjective norm, moral norm, and environmental concern significantly influence individuals' intention to make socially responsible investments. The implications of those findings for public policymakers and the different actors from the private sector are discussed. During the past decade, the finance sector has gone through significant changes: Sustainability, as a major trend, led to the development of socially responsible investment products, and simultaneously, individual investors became a major force in the stock market. However, little is known about the internal factors affecting individuals’ decisions to make socially responsible investments. This study used the theory of planned behavior and extended it with the constructs of moral norm, environmental concern, and perceived consumer effectiveness to investigate which constructs determine individuals' intention to make socially responsible investments. Research data has been gathered using an online questionnaire to enable the investigation. The results of the conducted regression analysis suggest that attitude, subjective norm, moral norm, and environmental concern significantly influence individuals' intention to make socially responsible investments. The implications of those findings for public policymakers and the different actors from the private sector are discussed. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.abstract | Durante a última década, o setor financeiro passou por mudanças significativas: a sustentabilidade, como grande tendência, levou ao desenvolvimento de produtos de investimento socialmente responsáveis e, simultaneamente, os investidores individuais tornaram-se uma grande força no mercado de ações. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre os fatores internos que afetam as decisões dos indivíduos de fazer investimentos socialmente responsáveis. Este estudo utilizou a teoria do comportamento planeado e ampliou-a com os construtos de norma moral, preocupação ambiental e eficácia percebida do consumidor, para investigar quais construtos determinam a intenção dos indivíduos de fazer investimentos socialmente responsáveis. Os dados da pesquisa foram recolhidos por meio de um questionário online. Os resultados da análise de regressão realizada sugerem que atitude, norma subjetiva, norma moral e preocupação ambiental influenciam significativamente a intenção dos indivíduos para fazer investimentos socialmente responsáveis. São discutidas as implicações destes resultados para as políticas públicas e os diferentes atores do setor privado. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 203038533 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45856 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Theory of planned behavior | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Decision making | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Individual investing | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Socially responsible investments | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Sustainability | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Teoria do comportamento planeado | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Tomada de decisão | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Investimento individual | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Investimentos socialmente responsáveis | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Sustentabilidade | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Predicting individuals’ intention to make socially responsible investments : application of an extended theory of planned behavior | pt_PT |
| dc.title.alternative | Prevendo a intenção dos indivíduos de fazer investimentos socialmente responsáveis : aplicação de uma extensão da teoria do comportamento planeado | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Mestrado em Gestão e Administração de Empresas | pt_PT |