Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Hypotheses
2.1. National Image in Global Remanufacturing Operations
2.2. Product Knowledge, Perceived Benefits, and Purchase Intention
2.3. Direct and Indirect Effects of Purchase Intention
3. Method
3.1. Scope of Products and Countries
3.2. Respondents and Translation
3.3. Knowledge, Benefits, Risks, and Purchase Intention
4. Results
4.1. Sample Description
4.2. Measurement Model: Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- (i)
- all the indicator factor loadings should be significant and exceed 0.5;
- (ii)
- the construct reliabilities (Cronbach’s α) should exceed 0.8;
- (iii)
- the average variance extracted (AVE) by each construct should exceed 0.5.
4.3. Structural Model: Structural Equation Analysis
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Construct | Element (Seven-Point Likert Scale) | |
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Product knowledge | PK1 | I am familiar with the price level of remanufactured A/S compared to that of new A/S. |
PK2 | I am familiar with quality of remanufactured A/S compared to that of new A/S. | |
PK3 | I am familiar with the differences between remanufactured A/S and reused A/S. | |
Perceived benefits | PB1 | Purchasing remanufactured A/S instead of new A/S can lead to resource and energy savings. |
PB2 | Purchasing remanufactured A/S instead of new A/S can reduce the adverse effects on the environment. | |
PB3 | Purchasing remanufactured A/S instead of new A/S can result in lower purchasing costs. | |
Perceived risks | PR1 | The quality and the safety of remanufactured A/S is not as good as that of new products, so remanufactured A/S may pose a higher safety risk (physical risk). |
PR2 | Purchasing remanufactured A/S may not be a good investment (financial risk). | |
PR3 | Remanufactured A/S do not perform and function, as well as new products, so remanufactured A/S may pose a higher performance risk (performance risk). | |
PR4 | I may have to return to the garage for repairs more frequently if I use remanufactured A/S (time risk). | |
Purchase | PID1 | I am willing to buy remanufactured A/S made in Indonesia. |
Intention | PID2 | I am likely to buy remanufactured A/S made in Indonesia. |
PICH1 | I am willing to buy remanufactured A/S made in China. | |
PICH2 | I am likely to buy remanufactured A/S made in China. |
Frequency | ||
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Gender | Male | 311 |
Female | 189 | |
Age | Under 30 | 200 |
30 or over 30s | 300 | |
RAPs purchase experience | No | 257 |
Yes | 243 | |
Self-rated car repair skill | No | 331 |
Yes | 169 |
Construct | Item | Factor Loading | Construct Mean | Standard Deviation | Composite Reliability | AVE | Cronbach’s α |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PK | PK1 | 0.84 | 5.01 * | 1.39 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 0.91 |
PK2 | 0.78 | ||||||
PK3 | 0.81 | ||||||
PR | PR1 | 0.72 | 4.86 * | 1.37 | 0.85 | 0.59 | 0.92 |
PR2 | 0.69 | ||||||
PR3 | 0.82 | ||||||
PR4 | 0.83 | ||||||
PB | PB1 | 0.66 | 4.56 * | 1.35 | 0.76 | 0.52 | 0.89 |
PB2 | 0.70 | ||||||
PB3 | 0.78 | ||||||
PI (home) | PID1 | 0.91 | 4.40 * | 1.47 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.86 |
PID2 | 0.95 | ||||||
PI (China) | PICH1 | 0.92 | 3.72 * | 1.57 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.84 |
PICH2 | 0.97 |
PK | PR | PB | PI (Home) | PI (China) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PK | 0.66 | ||||
PR | 0.23 | 0.59 | |||
PB | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.52 | ||
PI (Home) | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.87 | |
PI (China) | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.90 |
χ2 (df, Probability Level) | 372.670 (113, p < 0.001) | ||
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CFI | 0.938 | ||
TLI | 0.926 | ||
NFI | 0.914 | ||
RMSEA | 0.068 | ||
Hypothesis | β | t-value | Support |
PR ← PK | 0.501 | 9.031 ** | H1 (Not supported) |
PB ← PK | 0.495 | 9.936 ** | H2 (Supported) |
PI (Home) ← PR | −0.099 | −1.956 * | H3 (Supported) |
PI (Home) ←PB | 0.800 | 9.516 ** | H4 (Supported) |
PI (China) ← PI (Home) | 0.622 | 14.485 ** | H5 (Supported) |
PI (Home) ← CERT | 0.371 | 2.991 * | H6a (Supported) |
PI (China) ← CERT | 0.331 | 2.796 * | H6b (Supported) |
PR ← Age | 0.299 | 2.853 * | NA |
PI (China) ← Gender | 0.462 | 4.019 ** | NA |
Parameter | Estimate | Lower | Upper | P | Hypothesis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PI (China) ←PI (Home) ← PR | −0.062 | −0.141 | 0.019 | 0.114 | H7a (Not supported) |
PI (China) ←PI (Home) ← PB | 0.498 | 0.374 | 0.655 | 0.009 | H7b (Supported) |
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Chinen, K.; Matsumoto, M. Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3968. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073968
Chinen K, Matsumoto M. Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations. Sustainability. 2021; 13(7):3968. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073968
Chicago/Turabian StyleChinen, Kenichiro, and Mitsutaka Matsumoto. 2021. "Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations" Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3968. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073968
APA StyleChinen, K., & Matsumoto, M. (2021). Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations. Sustainability, 13(7), 3968. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073968