Title: Students' perception of extended producer's responsibility and business sustainability in Nigeria

Authors: Isidore Ekpe; Justus Adim Nzemeka; Godwin Omogbai Ofeimun; Oluwafunmilayo Ajibola

Addresses: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Anchor University, Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria ' Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Anchor University, Ayobo-Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria ' Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Humanities, Social and Management Sciences, Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State, Nigeria ' Department of Accounting, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Anchor University, Ayobo-Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract: With particular reference to electronic waste disposal, this study seeks to examine youths' perception of the relationship between extended producer's responsibility and business sustainability in Nigeria. The result will enable Nigerian government and universities management to develop appropriate policies on waste disposal and recycling for cleaner and safer environment. The study samples the opinions of 432 final year students from two universities in the south region of Nigeria through proportionate stratified random sampling method. Analysing data with descriptive statistics and correlation methods, the study finds that Nigerian university students perceive a positive correlation between electronic waste recycling, human health and business innovation. Therefore, the government and universities management should develop appropriate policy to ensure proper disposal of e-waste by producers of electronic equipments in order to avoid harmful effect on human beings. This study is limited to private university students. Further studies can involve students in public universities in Nigeria.

Keywords: students' perception; extended producer's responsibility; electronic waste; business sustainability; Nigeria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2023.131228

International Journal of Management in Education, 2023 Vol.17 No.4, pp.361 - 373

Received: 27 Apr 2022
Accepted: 26 Aug 2022
Published online: 01 Jun 2023 *

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