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Why not promote promotion for green consumption? The controversial role of Regulatory Focus
No full textPurpose
The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the effects of regulatory focus (RF) orientation (promotion/prevention) on decisions to purchase green products. The two experimental studies conducted aimed to test whether individuals in a prevention (promotion) state were more (or less) inclined to buy green products.
Design/methodology/approach
To test the effect of RF on green and non-green consumption, the authors carried out two experimental studies (one considering a service
car sharing the other a physical product a laundry detergent). The studies are 2 (RF: prevention vs promotion) 2 (product type: green vs non-green) between factorial design involving 196 and 92 participants, respectively.
Findings
Promotion-focus has a powerful influence on green consumption. In both studies, individuals with a promotion focus seemed to be more inclined to buy green products as opposed to individuals in a prevention state.
Research limitations/implications
The main limitations of this study first relate to the results of the two experiments. Even though both studies showed that promotion-focused rather than prevention-focused individuals are more inclined to buy green products, the differences between the two orientations in green
condition are not statistically significant. As a result, the studies cannot determine whether to reject or accept the two main hypothesis.
Social implications
This paper provides some preliminary indications that could be useful to encourage consumers to adopt “green” styles of consumption. Focusing on an individual’s RF is a useful strategy to induce them to change their consumption choices abruptly. Relying more on a “promotion” rather than a “prevention” focus, individuals would be compelled to take immediate responsible behavior.
Originality/value
This paper aims to fill the gap on the role of RF in green consumption. Contrary to the accepted idea that a prevention state is more compatible with consumer ethics than promotion state, the studies showed the controversial role assumed by a prevention state in green consumption
L’evoluzione dei servizi all’innovazione: il ruolo dell’intermediario in una prospettiva knowledge-based
No full textIl presente contributo si è posto l’obiettivo di rileggere la letteratura sugli intermediari di Open Innovation e sui servizi da essi offerti in una prospettiva knowledge-based.
Da un punto di vista teorico, il lavoro contribuisce ad arricchire la letteratura sugli intermediari di Open Innovation individuando fabbisogni di conoscenza ancora poco esplorati, con l’obiettivo di identificare servizi adeguati a soddisfare tali fabbisogni.
Nella letteratura dedicata ai processi di innovazione aperta e conseguentemente in quella dedicata agli intermediari attivi in
tali contesti, infatti, si è finora dato ampio spazio ai processi “inbound” e “outbound”. É invece nei processi “coupled” che si attivano
flussi di conoscenza non più unidirezionali, ma interattivi, per i quali occorre sviluppare competenze ad hoc e attivare servizi
specifici.
Sebbene il presente lavoro rappresenti un contributo per ora puramente teorico, esso non è tuttavia privo di interessanti implicazioni
manageriali. L’individuazione delle dinamiche di conoscenza che si innescano nei processi di innovazione aperta e del ruolo che gli intermediari di Open Innovation possono assumere nel supportare tali dinamiche fornisce alle imprese utili riferimenti per selezionare l’intermediario più adeguato nell’ampio panorama d’offerta di tali servizi. Dall’altro lato, la prospettiva adottata fornisce interessanti spunti di riflessione per gli stessi intermediari che si trovano a riflettere sulla direzione da intraprendere nel rivedere la gamma dei servizi offerti alle imprese, eventualmente potenziandola attraverso lo sviluppo di competenze e strumenti più specifici.
Per concludere, mette conto osservare come tale contributo sia funzionale allo sviluppo di ricerche empiriche che, analizzando
l’offerta di servizi erogata da parte degli intermediari attualmente attivi sul panorama nazionale ed internazionale, possa valutare l’adeguatezza di tali offerte e fornire importanti linee guida sul loro potenziamento
From Knowledge Ecosystems to Capabilities Ecosystems: When Open Innovation Digital Platforms Lead to Value Co-creation
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Processi di Open Innovation per la co-creazione di valore. Verso la definizione di un modello di analisi.
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Le persone condannate a pene detentive
No full textNel presente saggio, in edizione aggiornata e ampliata, viene esaminato l'argomento del reinserimento sociale di persone esposte a misure restrittive della libertà personale (detenute e non), che implica una particolare capacità di integrazione fra l'azione di talune strutture statali (ministeriali) e quella di diverse altre territoriali, pubblico-locali e del Terzo settor
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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