Energy conservation through product-integrated feedback: The roles of goal-setting and social orientation

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 589-603

  McCalley, L T ^a   Midden, Cees J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Energy; Feedback; Goal setting; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036791065     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00119-8     Document Type: Article

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