Conducting a barriers analysis is an important first step when designing proenvironmental behavior change interventions. Yet, detailed information on common barriers to energy conservation campaigns remains unavailable. Using a pair of original surveys, we leverage the theory of planned behavior to report on the most important barriers for fourteen energy conservation behaviors common in univer...

For organizations it is important to translate the strategy and goals of the organization in tangible targets for the employees. Often, this leads to many Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for the employees. However, the link between their personal KPI’s and the goals of the organization is not always recognised. Therefore, based on previous research into performance management and on theories o...

We combine experimental measures of risk and ambiguity preferences with a survey to predict the decisions of farmers to adopt new technology in rural Peru. We nd that preferences for ambiguity, but not risk, predict actual technology choices on the farm.

This paper analyses student construction of case studies, using dialogue and role plays, to stimulate and consolidate understand of organization communication research , theory and methodology. Students undertaking a course as part of a Masters program in communication management need to absorb a range of organizational research perspectives and organizational communication theories. Making the...

This paper tests the efficiency of insurance markets in the Pakistan Punjab by examining how crop choices are affected by the presence of price and yield risk. We estimate reduced-form and structural models of crop choices. Although we cannot reject the hypothesis that village members efficiently share risk among themselves, production choices are shown to depend on risk. Existing risk sharing ...

We consider how the demand for esteem shapes risk-taking behavior. When individuals care about what other people think of them, and gambles are bundled with esteem, they may be especially risk-averse with respect to losses and risk-loving with respect to gains. We consider the implications of this postulate for labor markets, wage stickiness, high powered incentives, search, and related issues....