PUBLIC POLICY FOR GREEN PRACTICES BY RESTAURANTS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL WELFARE: NEW LOOK FROM THAILAND
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https://doi.org/10.14456/acsr.2023.3Keywords:
Public Policy, Green Practices, Social Welfare, Restaurant Industry, ThailandAbstract
Earlier studies have paid their attention on green practices and its impact on the business performance. However, significant gap has been identified in the literature to integrate the public policy in terms of green practices adopted by the restaurant industry and their subsequent impact on social welfare. This study tries to fill this gap, taking the factors of green satisfaction, green guesting, green quality, green energy, and green certificates for their effect on the value of social welfare as performed by restaurant industry of Thailand. Data is collected through a questionnaire from a sample of 288 employees in various classes of restaurant. Descriptive and regression analysis are conducted, and findings are presented with details. It is found that public policy in terms of green practices adopted by the restaurant industry of Thailand has shown a positive influence from green satisfaction, green quality, and green certificates on social welfare of Thailand. Besides, study covers both theoretical and practical gaps in literature while providing a good understanding in the field of green practices and social welfare.
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