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

Handgraaf, Michel J. J.; Jeude, Margriet A. Van Lidth de; Appelt, Kirstin C.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.11.008

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“…A farmer's production process is more publicly visible relative to a household's energy use, and thus a farmer may be more swayed by social interests. Supporting this idea, Handgraaf et al (2013) reports that reward for energy conservation has a significant impact on behavior when done publicly. This example also reinforces the idea that social norms impact behavior.…”

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confidence: 80%

Does environmental concern change the tragedy of the commons? Factors affecting energy saving behaviors and electricity usage

Ohler

Billger

2014

Ecological Economics

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 80%

Does environmental concern change the tragedy of the commons? Factors affecting energy saving behaviors and electricity usage

Ohler

Billger

2014

Ecological Economics

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“…Moreover, asking people to rate which rewarding scheme would motivate them to cycle the most, does not necessarily mean that rewarding scheme is the most effective. In other words, people's lay intuitions about what might motivate them to do something does not necessarily translate in that being the most influential, as previously observed in other studies [36] [37]. In order to circumvent this shortcoming, we believe that after a set of rewarding schemes is considered, they must be field tested to determine how they are actually perceived by participants.…”

Section: Personal Incentives Via Smartphone Apps To Cycle To Work Havmentioning

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How employees view smart cycling to work: A regional survey in the Netherlands

Fioreze

Thomas

Huang

et al. 2019

Travel Behaviour and Society

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The intent of our study is to provide insightful results regarding views and attitudes of employees towards cycling. We were especially interested in their views regarding the use of personalized rewarding schemes delivered via a smartphone app to stimulate cycling to work. The study involved a quantitative on-line survey of employees in Enschede, the Netherlands, and vicinity, wherein 1.800 employees participated. Our results show that most employees commute by bicycle, followed by a considerable percentage who commute (alone) by car. In addition, most employees consider cycling as pleasant, healthy, and refreshing. For employees who often cycle to work, feeling healthy is the most important reason for them to take up cycling. Equally important, the use of apps to stimulate cycling to work has potential, but employees need to be approached accordingly. For example, employees who sometimes cycle to work are more receptive to rewarding schemes delivered via smartphone apps. Conversely, non-cyclists are more reluctant to take up cycling, even if rewards would be offered.

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“…Indeed, social rewards for energy conservation (e.g. grade points) have been found to outperform financial rewards, and are particularly effective when visible to others (Handgraaf, Van Lidth de Jeude, & Appelt, 2013).…”

Section: Energy Use In the Workplacementioning

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Digital energy visualizations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool

Spence

Goulden

Leygue

et al. 2017

Building Research & Information

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Building management systems are designed for energy managers; there are few energy-feedback systems designed to engage staff. A tool, known as e-Genie, was created with the purpose of engaging workplace occupants with energy data and supporting them to take action to reduce energy use. Building on research insights within the field, e-Genie's novel approach encourages users to make plans to meet energy-saving goals, supports discussion and considers social energy behaviours (e.g. discussing energy issues, taking part in campaigns) as well as individual actions. A field-based study of e-Genie indicated that visualizations of energy data were engaging and that the discussion 'Pinboard' was particularly popular. Pre-and post-survey (N = 77) evaluation of users indicated that people were significantly more concerned about energy issues and reported engaging more in social energy behaviour after about two weeks of e-Genie being installed. Concurrently, objective measures of electricity use decreased over the same period, and continued decreasing over subsequent weeks. Indications are that occupant-facing energyfeedback visualizations can be successful in reducing energy use in the workplace; furthermore, supporting social energy behaviour in the workplace is likely to be a useful direction for promoting action.

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

Cited by 165 publications

References 39 publications

Does environmental concern change the tragedy of the commons? Factors affecting energy saving behaviors and electricity usage

Does environmental concern change the tragedy of the commons? Factors affecting energy saving behaviors and electricity usage

How employees view smart cycling to work: A regional survey in the Netherlands

Digital energy visualizations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool

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