The Relationship of Organizational Culture, Environmental Concern, Knowledge of Regulations, and Intention to Use Electric Vehicles

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to identify the essential factors related to the intention to use electric vehicles and the ways to improve them. This research analyzed and tested 3 factors, which included Organizational Culture, Environmental   Concern,   and Knowledge of Regulations on Intention to Use Electric Vehicles. The mixed methods approach of the research involved a convergence of quantitative and qualitative techniques. In addition to observation and documentation, in-depth interviews were used to gather data for the qualitative approach with people who have an impact on Indonesians' propensity to utilize electric vehicles. The stages of qualitative data analysis included reducing, visualizing, and checking data. Meanwhile, 100 managers from the Jakarta Governor's Office answered questionnaires to collect data for the quantitative method, using partial least squares (PLS) to analyze. The results of the study showed that qualitatively, there were significant 3 factors that increased the Intention to Use Electric Vehicles, which included Organizational Culture, Environmental Concern, and Knowledge of Regulations. This result demonstrated that these factors had a noteworthy correlation. It was found that organizational culture, environmental concerns, and knowledge of regulations have a positive and significant impact on electric vehicle intentions. The positive association between organizational culture and the intention to drive an electric vehicle is mediated by environmental concerns.