Public praise vs. private pay: Effects of rewards on energy conservation in the workplace

Ecological Economics

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-92

  Handgraaf, Michel J J ^a   Van Lidth de Jeude, Margriet A ^b   Appelt, Kirstin C ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Financial incentives; Social norms

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POLICY MAKING; WORKPLACE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84870999472     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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