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Sertis, Steve. "Identification as a motivator of environmentally responsible tourist behaviour". Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1996. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/972.
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This study examined the use of information in motivating environmentally responsible behaviour. In light of the ineffectiveness of traditional educational methods that have focussed upon affecting behaviour by changing attitudes through the manipulation of cognitive variables, an attempt was made to produce a sense of identification with the Rottnest Island Quokka using the tripartite model of motivational bases of attitudes developed by Hills (1993 ). This model used to determine whether different kinds of information would produce changes in environmental behaviour. Three groups of tourists were given either no information; factual information, consistent with current educational techniques used to influence behaviour; or identification information designed to produce feelings of identification with the quokka directed at protecting the quokka and its environment. Results indicated that wording the same information differently affected the self-reported motivational bases of behaviour toward the quokkas and their environment. Identification motivations were reportedly higher with tourists given the identification information brochure compared to those given factual or no information. The literature suggests that with heightened identification motivations, instrumental motivations are likely to be reduced. Results offered no support for this argument. Furthermore, behavioural observations indicated that the manipulation did not lead to differences in the behaviour of tourists across the three information groups. Behavioural observations of the interactions between tourists and quokkas highlighted the role of instrumental motivations among tourists. Whilst instrumental motivations should therefore be recognised and incorporated into any educational or environmental strategy aimed at protecting the environment, it is suggested that further research is needed to better understand how alternative motivations, such as one with an identification base, can better promote a valuing of the environment and its fauna for its own sake
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Xu, Jia. "The Motivations of Consumers’ Willingness-To-Buy towards Socially Responsible Products: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior". The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1267739295.
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Ben, Arbia Abir. "La conscience environnementale, sociale et économique comme vecteur motivationnel au comportement responsable des consommateurs collaboratifs et des simplistes volontaires". Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lille (2022-....), 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023ULILD020.
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La présente thèse traite le rôle de la conscience environnementale, sociale et économique en tant que facteur de motivation dans l'adoption de comportements responsables par les consommateurs collaboratifs et les simplistes volontaires. Le contexte postmoderne actuel, caractérisé par une préoccupation croissante pour les questions sociales et environnementales, offre une opportunité unique d'étudier la transition vers des comportements socialement responsables. Cette recherche contribue à la compréhension de la manière dont la conscience pour une consommation socialement responsable peut motiver les consommateurs à adopter des comportements responsables. Les résultats de cette recherche fournissent des directives précieuses pour les différentes parties prenantes qui militent pour une consommation durable et socialement responsableThis thesis examines the role of environmental, social, and economic consciousness as a motivating factor in the adoption of responsible behaviors by collaborative consumers and voluntary simplifiers. The current postmodern context, characterized by a growing concern for social and environmental issues, presents a unique opportunity to study the transition towards socially responsible behaviors. This research contributes to understanding how consciousness of socially responsible consumption can motivate consumers to adopt responsible behaviors. These results provide valuable insights for various stakeholders advocating for sustainable and socially responsible consumption
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Loew, Nicole Mary. "Perspectives of responsible sexual behavior". Diss., University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5554.
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The concept of responsible sexual behavior (RSB) gained popularity when it was introduced in Healthy People 2010 as a leading health indicator. The Healthy People initiatives organize the top health priorities and create guidelines for improving the health of Americans. Promoting RSB was intended to address problems such as unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), however the guidelines never conceptually define behavior that would be considered sexually responsible. Thus, the purpose of this dissertation research was to examine how responsible sexual behavior (RSB) was defined in the context of public health literature, collegiate women, and rural women with the intention to contribute to a clearer conceptual understanding of RSB.
First, an evolutionary concept analysis was conducted to define the attributes of RSB and develop a conceptual definition of responsible sexual behavior (RSB) as it applies to women 18 years and older who have sex with men from a synthesis of lay and public health literature. According to the literature, RSB is a desirable and deliberative pattern of behaviors that promote sexual health, manage risk, and foster respect of sexual partners within the context of community influences. This study also concludes that a purposeful redefinition maybe necessary to maintain a concept that is useful for guiding and evaluating sexual behavior.
Second, a secondary data analysis was completed to identify college women definition of “sexual responsibility.” Data came from interviews collected as part of a mixed methods study of college women and unintended pregnancy. A total of 35 interviews were analyzed using within and across case methodology to derive a working definition of RSB for collegiate women. Women in this sample described being sexually responsible as self-advocating through actions that were consistent with personal goals and values while being aware of consequences that could threaten those goals or values. Actions included mindful partner selection, communicating boundaries, and preventing pregnancy. Women’s academic goals were closely linked to women’s sexual health decision making.
Third, an exploratory descriptive study was completed to identify how rural women who have sex with men define RSB and to understand the role of the rural context on definitions and enactment of RSB. A total of ten rural Iowa women aged 18-29 participated in phone interviews. Within and across case analysis was used to describe the contextual influences of how rural dwelling women defined and enacted responsible sexual behavior. For rural women in this sample, RSB is understanding the consequences of sex and taking action to manage risks by preventing pregnancy and STIs, mindfully selecting of partners, and seeking appropriate resources. The social context of the rural environment acted as both a facilitator and barrier for women to acquire information enact RSB.
In conclusion, RSB was an accessible concept for college and rural women to define and understand. However, the collective research indicated that a new definition of RSB was necessary to maintain its purpose in improving sexual and reproductive health. Thus, being sexually responsible is having an awareness of consequences and managing risks in a way that is reflective of a woman’s personal experiences, beliefs, values, and goals. How BSR is defined is fluid and subject to redefinition based on personal experiences and movement through the lifespan. Future research should focus on understanding how other populations of women define and manage BSR and that public health interventions and policy support women’s ability to be sexually responsible.
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Willis, Carol. "Decision Making: The Foundation for Responsible Behavior". College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/156945.
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3 pp.Parent-child involvement changes when children enter school. Rather than actively doing things for their children, the parents' role is to help the children do things for themselves. This publication addresses the issue of how to help children from ages 4 to 8 to make decisions. It outlines the skills and the process of making decisions, and also briefly discusses what kind of decisions children can make and what benefits children can get from this process.
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Huh, Mi-Hwa. "An education toward tendency learning for responsible behavior /". Access Digital Full Text version, 1993. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11396763.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993.Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Leslie R. Williams. Dissertation Committee: Celia Genishi. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-194).
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Osbaldiston, Richard. "Meta-analysis of the responsible environmental behavior literature /". free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3144447.
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Kirchhoff, Mary Annette. "Promoting responsible environmental behavior in second grade students". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3142.
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This project provides a convenient way to incorporate environmental education into the already exiting curriculum. Many of the environmental lessons and activities provided in this project cover language arts and math standards as well as providing students with the environmental knowledge, sensitivity, and skills they need.
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Lee, Jaeseok. "UNDERSTANDING THE RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING BEHAVIOR OF NON-PROBLEM GAMBLERS". Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/399616.
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The purpose of this study was to better understand the goal-striving process in the context of non-problem gambler’s responsible gambling. More specifically, the primary aim of this study was to elucidate the hierarchical structure of goals, the role of the motivational phase of the goal-striving process, and the influence of cognitive evaluation and affective regulation on the goal-striving process. In the first part of the study, a conceptual model is proposed, in which the intrinsic factors used to predict non-problem gamblers’ intentions to gamble responsibly are delineated and tested according to the extension of the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985, 1991), the model of action phases (Gollwitzer, 1990, 1993), the model of goal-directed behavior (Perugini & Bagozzi, 2001; Perugini & Conner, 2000), and the model of effortful decision making and enactment (Bagozzi, Dholakia, & Basuroy, 2003; Dholakia, Bagozzi, & Gopinath, 2007). Four cognitive factors explain the motivational phase of the goal-striving process, and were incorporated in the current study. One factor explains the goal-oriented behavior at abstract level (i.e., goal feasibility), and the other three explain implementation of action-oriented behavior at concrete level (i.e., attitude toward implementing the actions necessary to achieve the goal, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control). In addition, two ways of emotional regulation were incorporated to explain the goal-oriented behavior at abstract level. That is, prefactual emotional valence factors related to the success and failure of future goal attainment (anticipated positive and negative emotions) affect goal desire. To sum up, this study anticipated that the proposed antecedent constructs (two anticipated emotions, goal feasibility, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control) were strong indicators of how non-problem casino patrons would strive to achieve the goal (i.e., maturing or developing responsible gambling behavior) through a goal-striving process, where the motivational phase plays a critical role in explaining intention to gamble responsibly. A secondary goal of the study was to explore how responsible gambling strategies implemented by the gambling industry influence non-problem casino customers’ goal-directed behavior in a responsible gambling setting. Given the ongoing controversy about the effectiveness of responsible gambling strategies, the focus in the second part of the current study was on how situational arousal factors (i.e., psychological reactance) with regard to external interventions (i.e., compulsory and supplementary responsible gambling strategies) would affect implementation intention, based on the psychological reactance theory (J. W. Brehm, 1989; S. S. Brehm & Brehm, 1981). In other words, situational arousal factors were incorporated herein to explain the extrinsic part of the goal-striving process model. This study was designed to facilitate an understanding of how and why external interventions may fail to deliver the intended effect in the responsible gambling context. In order to take into account the varying effectiveness of responsible gambling strategies, an effort was made to discern between the different effects of each responsible gambling strategy type and to understand in greater detail how these effects were moderated by individual disposition, and especially the strength of the individual’s desire for control. A clear understanding of the moderating effect enables a richer understanding of the effectiveness of responsible gambling strategies with regard to responsible gambling behavior by non-problem casino patrons. Insight gained from the study through analysis of the results is discussed, and important theoretical and practical implications and future research agendas presented in the conclusion.
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Lee, Ada Lai Yung. "A social dilemma perspective on socially responsible consumption". HKBU Institutional Repository, 2016. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/587.
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Recent research on corporate social responsibility has focused on the corporate level, whereas limited research has been conducted at the individual level most commonly referred to as socially responsible consumption. Recycling is a kind of socially responsible consumer behaviour because it benefits the society as a whole in the long term but involves a personal cost and does not benefit the individual consumer directly. Previous studies on recycling have used theories such as the theory of interpersonal behaviour, means-end chain theory, theory of planned behaviour or norm activation model. However, these theories have only explained part of recycling behaviour and are inadequate because they have not explained it from a social dilemma perspective. A social dilemma is a situation in which there is conflict between an individual's self-interest and the collective interest of the group. Will consumers pursue their own interests or will they act for the good of the entire society? This study takes an innovative approach to explain recycling behaviour through the lens of social dilemma theory. It uses a mixed methods approach that combines both qualitative and quantitative elements in the research design. A phenomenological approach is used to gain a deeper understanding of the recycling experiences of individuals, and survey data is used for quantitative analyses. In the qualitative study, 142 significant statements and eight themes were identified from 20 in-depth interviews. In the quantitative study, data were collected from 332 respondents. Based on the data analysis, the central relationships in the model are supported. There is a positive relationship between the expectation that others will participate in recycling and the likelihood of personal participation in recycling, and there is also a positive relationship between the likelihood of personal participation and recycling behaviour. Of the four moderators considered, only social value orientation is significant. In the latter part of this thesis, the theoretical and methodological contributions and practical implications of the study are discussed.
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Ewers, Robin B. "Enterprise Risk Management in Responsible Financial Reporting". Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10637579.
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Despite regulatory guidelines, unreliable financial reporting exists in organizations, creating undue financial risk-harm for their stakeholders. Normal accident theory (NAT) identifies factors in highly complex integrated systems that can have unexpected, undetected, and uncorrected system failures. High-reliability organization (HRO) theory constructs promote reliability in complex, integrated systems prone to NAT factors. Enterprise risk management (ERM) integrates NAT factors and HRO constructs under a holistic framework to achieve organizational goals and mitigate the potential for stakeholder risk-harm. Literature on how HRO constructs promote ERM in responsible integrated financial systems has been limited. The purpose of this qualitative, grounded theory study was to use HRO constructs to identify and define the psychological factors involved in the effective ERM of responsible organizational financial reporting. Standardized, open-ended interviews were used to collect inductive data from a purposeful sample of 13 reporting agents stratifying different positions in organizations that have maintained consistent operational success while attenuating stakeholder risk-harm. The data were interpreted via transcription, and subsequent iterative open, axial, and narrative coding. Results showed that elements of culture and leadership found in the HRO construct of disaster foresightedness and mitigation fostered an internal environment of successful enterprise reporting risk management to ethically achieve organizational goals and abate third-party stakeholder risk-harm. The findings will contribute to positive social change by suggesting an approach for organizations to optimize strategic objectives while minimizing stakeholders’ financial risk-harm.
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Braun, Nichole A. "Investigating Environmentally Responsible Behavior: A Phenomenological Study of the Personal Behaviors of Acknowledged Leaders in the Area of Climate Change". The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1344874491.
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Becker, April Melissa. "Induced “motivation”". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84174/.
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In the avian training community, a procedure has been utilized to maintain food reinforcer efficacy at high body weights. Elements of this procedure include limited holds and closed economies. To test this procedure, a baseline performance of keypecking on an FR 15 schedule at 80% ad lib weight for two pigeons was established. By imposing limited holds and a closed economy, rates of responding were increased compared to baseline, even while the pigeons were over 90% of their ad-lib body weights.
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Joseph, Stephanie L. "From visit to action how zoo visitor characteristics influence environmentally-responsible behavior /". Connect to this title online, 2008. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1211391141/.
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Davis, Kelly. "Relationships Between Student Motivation Training & Motivation, Achievement, Attendance & Classroom Behavior". TopSCHOLAR®, 1993. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2239.
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The purpose of the present study was to replicate a student motivation training program (Hughes, 1990) and extend the investigation by including the relationships between student motivation training and achievement, attendance, and classroom behavior. Participants were all 4th- and 5th -grade students from two elementary schools. A separate -sample, pretest-posttest control group design was used. The study addressed eight questions regarding the effects of student motivation training. Results indicated that student motivation, teacher perceptions of student motivation, and the number of motivational idea units on two of three writing samples were enhanced as a result of the training program. No significant differences were found for math and reading grades, attendance data, number of discipline slips received, and the third writing sample. Implications for further research and interventions are discussed.
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McRee, Caroline Kimrey. "Managerial Perceptions of Employee Motivation". Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10840301.
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This qualitative research study examined managerial perceptions of employee motivation. A widely studied yet complex topic, motivation continues to allude managers, leading to managerial assumptions about what is motivating to employees. The purpose of this study was to explore employee motivation through the co-participation of managers and subordinates in a job crafting intervention. A 1-hour version of the Job Crafting Exercise was conducted for eight managers and eight subordinates for a total of 16 research participants. Three weeks following the job crafting intervention, an open-ended survey was distributed separately to managers and subordinates. Findings indicated changes in the task, relational, and cognitive boundaries of subordinate?s jobs, and an increase in motivation as a result of co-participation in a job crafting intervention. Managers also gained greater insight about subordinates through participating in the Job Crafting Exercise and made actionable next steps with employees at the conclusion of the intervention.
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Giuseffi, Janene M. "Environmentally Responsible Behavior and the Application of Leave No Trace Beyond the Backcountry". Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292355986.
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Forsström, David. "The use and experience of responsible gambling tools : An explorative analysis of user behavior regarding a responsible gambling tool and the consequences of use". Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-147476.
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Responsible gambling tools are an intervention that is designed to decrease gambling among individuals with an at-risk gambling behavior. Studies have indicated that responsible gambling tools can decrease gambling behavior, but little is known about how this intervention is used by gamblers. The aim of the present thesis was to explore different facets of the use, experience and functions of these tools. Study I used descriptive statistics and latent class analysis (LCA) combined with multinomial regression to explore the use of the responsible gambling tool Playscan among 9528 gamblers (regular and at-risk gamblers). The participants had volunteered to use the tool. The functions of the tool had a high rate of initial use but a low rate of repeated use. The LCA identified five user classes. Two of the classes (self-testers and multifunctional users) were defined as high users of the tool and had a higher risk of developing gambling problems according to multinomial regression. The multifunctional users were characterized by an extensive use of all the functions while the other high usage class had an extensive use of the self-test. The three other classes were as follows: those who did not use the tool, those who visited the tool but did not engage in any of the functions, and those who only used the tool’s advice on how to decrease their gambling. Participants’ reasons for use and non-use of the tool were attributed to their degree of need of the tool and its functions. The tool’s most widely used function was the self-test that investigated the level of negative consequences faced by a user due to his or her gambling. Study II was a qualitative study investigating participants’ views, experiences and their reasons for using the tool. The study was conducted by interviewing 20 volunteer users of the tool. These semi-structured interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis. The results showed that the users had a positive attitude towards the tool and understood its purpose. The self-test was the most widely used function in this sample as well. However, the participants’ positive attitude toward the tool did not effectively encourage them to use it; they displayed low use of the tool’s functions. This paradox was explained by lack of feedback and the fact that some participants did not understand that they had registered to use the tool. Providing more feedback and tailoring the feedback to individual users were seen as ways of bridging the paradox. Study II also found that participants used the gambling website (which Playscan was linked to) in an analogue way, preparing their bets before placing them online. This limited the time they spent on the site and inhibited their use of Playscan. Study III was motivated by the extensive use of the self-test among users in Study I and Study II. The aim of Study III was to investigate the psychometric properties of the self-test (known as GamTest) to better understand how it could be used with Playscan in the most efficient way. Two thousand two hundred and thirty four respondents answered the questionnaire, along with instruments measuring depression, anxiety and another instrument measuring problems due to gambling. Factor analysis, parallel analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and correlations were used to establish the tool’s psychometric properties. The results yielded a three-factor model, excellent reliability, and high correlation with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), endorsing the validity of the self-test. The results also indicated that the questionnaire could be effectively shortened. Overall, the studies show that the tool has an initial high use, low repeated use and that the self-test is the most used feature. In addition, the self-test had good psychometric properties.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 3: Submitted.
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Han, Tae-Im. "Understanding the Effects of Social Norms and Knowledge on Socially Responsible Consumer Behavior (SRCB)". The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417516750.
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Trisler, Carmen Ehrhardt. "Characterization of environmental locus of control and responsible environmental behavior in third grade students /". The Ohio State University, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487854314873621.
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Nelson, Kim Allen. "Consumer decision-making and image theory: Understanding the socially responsible consumer". Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186868.
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Many consumers are now considering the effects of general corporate behavior (e.g., political views, charitable contributions, environmental disasters) and of the product's manufacture, consumption or disposal (e.g., animal testing, ecological harm) on society's overall well-being. These situations involve the issue of individual social responsibility and are good examples of complex decisions that are not readily explained by traditional decision theories. Abstract attributes (e.g., product "greenness" or lack of harm to the environment) and the active role of the decision maker's values, principles, and ethics are problematic. The primary purpose of this research is to develop a conceptual framework for consumer decision making in the presence of a social responsibility issue. The secondary purpose of the study is to assess the value of image theory for explaining the decision process. Image theory (Beach and Mitchell 1987; Beach 1990), a relatively recent development in decision making, provides a compatible decision framework for these types of decisions due to its emphasis on an individual's values and on the screening of alternatives using value-laden attributes. Survey methodology and consumer preference tasks are utilized, and the hypothesized models are tested by structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that image theory provides a credible explanation of socially responsible consumer choice. In terms of this study's context, a consumer who has a strongly held social responsibility principle, values a clean environment, has a high level of environmental concern, and believes that his/her actions make a difference, is more likely to be committed to a pro-environmental plan of action and to use certain decision processes. These specific processes are screening alternatives to eliminate those that are not environmentally friendly and weighting the greenness attribute heavily in evaluating options. Using image theory's terminology and structure, social responsibility and environmental value form the value image. Environmental concern and perceived consumer effectiveness form the trajectory image. The strategic image is reflected in the plan (commitment to pro-environmental behaviors) and tactics (using the social responsibility attribute in the decision process). This research demonstrates that enduring values and principles guide consumer behavior involving social responsibility issues.
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Zerbe, Wilfred Joachim. "Mood, motivation, and task me". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29224.
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Theorists in organizational behavior have generally ignored emotional determinants of behavior. A task of this dissertation was to extend the use of emotions for understanding organizational behavior in general and work motivation in particular.
Two theories, expectancy theory and network theory, are used to make predictions about the relationship between mood and perceptions of the relationship between effort and performance. According to expectancy theory, the effort that people choose to expend at tasks is a function of their belief about the degree to which effort and performance covary. Network theory predicts that memories are connected by a network of associations. The accessibility for recall of a memory is a function of the activation of these associations. In this way positive events are more accessible for recall when individuals are in a positive mood state because of associations based on the affective valence of memories. Such accessibility of events for recall has been shown to be a determinant of probability judgements. On this basis it was predicted that mood would bias individuals' judgements of the probability that specific levels of effort lead to specific levels of performance. In other words, that mood affects expectancy. Specifically, it was predicted that individuals in an elated mood would report higher expectancy than individuals in a depressed mood. Mood was defined as a self-evaluative feeling state. Two other hypotheses were formed: that mood would influence how cause for behavior is attributed, and that individual differences in self esteem would moderate the relationship between mood and expectancy.
Three studies were performed to provide a foundation for the testing of these hypotheses. In a fourth study they were tested. Study One assessed the psychometric properties of measures of mood states, individual differences, and task perceptions.
Study Two concerned the experimental induction of mood. Mood manipulations used in the experimental literature were reviewed and one, a musical procedure, was chosen. The validity of this manipulation was then tested by having participants listen to the music of an elated, neutral, or depressed mood induction procedure. The results of Study Two provided strong evidence for the validity of the manipulation. Both self-report measures of mood and an unobtrusive behavioral measure were significantly affected. The results of Study Two also showed the utility of a conceptualization of mood as comprising two components: arousal and pleasure. It was shown that depression is characterized by low arousal and displeasure, and elation by high arousal and pleasure.
Study Three reviewed the conceptualization and measurement of expectancy. It was argued that expectancy is properly conceptualized as the perceived covariation between effort and performance. This requires measurement of the relationship between multiple levels of effort and multiple levels of performance and calculation from these measures of an index of perceived effort -- performance covariation. Most prior measurement has only considered the relationship between high effort and high performance. Further, it was argued that such appropriate measurement allows predictions to be made about expectancy across individuals, in contrast to the argument that expectancy theory is a within-subjects theory.
Previous authors have used such an approach to measure expectancy but have not demonstrated its validity. Study Three undertook such validation. Participants completed one of two experimental tasks: one with high objective expectancy, the other with low objective expectancy. As predicted, scores on the perceived covariation measure of expectancy were significantly higher in the high objective expectancy task. Measures of related constructs were influenced in a manner consistent with this finding. It was concluded that strong support for the expectancy measure existed.
On the foundation of Studies One, Two, and Three, Study Four undertook to test the formal hypotheses of the dissertation. In each of three experimental sessions, participants completed a business decision-making task, underwent either an elation, neutral mood, or depression induction procedure, and then completed measures of their mood state, expectancy, and other task perceptions.
The results of Study Four indicated that significant differences in mood resulted from the manipulation. However, none of the experimental hypotheses were supported. Mood did not influence expectancy or task attributions. A number of alternate explanations for this finding were considered, including failure of the mood manipulation, measurement error, and lack of statistical power. Of these, it was concluded that while Study Four lacked power to detect a large effect, this did not fully explain the failure to support the experimental hypotheses. Also compelling was the argument that the mood manipulation was not sufficiently powerful.Business, Sauder School of
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Chin, Jason M. "Moral uncertainty promotes prosocial behavior : exploring the self-signaling motivation for prosocial behavior". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28003.
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Self-signaling theory posits that individuals engage in prosocial behavior in order to gain positive information about the self. Previous self-regulatory approaches to prosocial behavior have primarily focused on helping as means to self-repair (e.g., the negative state relief model), or as a means to stay self-consistent (e.g., self-verification theory), thus overlooking the motivation to obtain self-knowledge. Four studies tested a key prediction of self-signaling theory, that uncertainty about the self as a good and moral person should increase prosocial behavior, while certainty should decrease it. Study one used a correlational design to examine the relationship between personal uncertainty and volunteerism. Study two manipulated uncertainty about a positive moral characteristic and measured subsequent agreement to help. Study three examined the effect of uncertainty about a negative moral trait on helping behavior. Finally, study four manipulated both uncertainty, and the valence of self-information, while measuring charitable donations. All four studies find the hypothesized positive relationship between uncertainty and prosocial behavior. These findings support the idea that individuals help in order to gain information indicating they are good and virtuous, thus decreasing uncertainty about the self. Limitations, implications, and future directions are discussed.
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Pigors, Mark [Verfasser], Bettina [Akademischer Betreuer] Rockenbach e Bernd [Akademischer Betreuer] Irlenbusch. "Responsible and Honest Behavior: Essays in Experimental Economics / Mark Pigors. Gutachter: Bettina Rockenbach ; Bernd Irlenbusch". Köln : Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1078721017/34.
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Park, Boram Kim Hae Jung. "Impacts of blogging motivation and flow on blogging behavior". [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12177.
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Park, Boram. "Impacts of Blogging Motivation and Flow on Blogging Behavior". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12177/.
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With the development of free and easy-to-use software programs, blogging has helped turn Web consumers into Web content providers. Blogging provides distinctive insight into comprehending e-consumer behavior explicitly with respect to social networking and information searching behaviors while facilitating a state of flow. The objectives of this study are to identify determinant dimensions of blogging motivations and flow, and to investigate the hypothesized relationships of the motivational blogging behavior. Analyzing data (n = 432) from a southwestern university, results reveal the critical dimensions of motivations, behaviors, and flow in blogging. Upon extending Hoffman and Novak's (1996) flow model, 14 out of 26 hypotheses were confirmed regarding the significant impacts of blogging motivations and flow on blogging behaviors. The findings revealed that the desire for information, enjoyment, and loyalty are the primary drivers for experiential blogging behavior. Specifically, information-seeking is the decisive motivation to urge experiential and e-shopping behavior concurrently. This study shows that indulgence and telepresence in flow might play pivotal mediating roles to promote the goal-oriented e-shopping behavior resulting enjoyment and loyalty-seeking motivations.
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Pierce, Lauren E., e Lauren E. Pierce. "Predicting Performance through Athlete Behavior". Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/620962.
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The occurrence of attributions during goal attainment scenarios is important to understand in order to determine how and when individuals tend to process events and make behavioral modifications. In order to study this, a sample of two basketball teams (one male team and one female team) was studied through the course of a season using a standard stimulus, a generalized survey, and game film. According to results of this study, the basketball players in the sample tend to interpret emotions similarly, but process and assign attributions differently based on gender. This process seems to be determined based on field dependence or independence through a difference in relying on the entirety of the proximal context or the abstraction of the event into relevant parts. These findings suggest important interventions for the well-being of players as well as how decision making strategies may be affected by attribution process during play.
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Gaumond, Stéphane. "Parental influences on adolescents' physical activity motivation and behavior". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ57118.pdf.
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Harrell, Melissa. "THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEADER BEHAVIOR, FOLLOWER MOTIVATION, AND PERFORMANCE". Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3854.
Abstract (sommario):
The primary goal of this study was to examine ways in which leaders can influence followers motivation. Motivation is a key construct in industrial and organizational psychology due to its impact on employee performance. Modern motivation theories adapt a more sophisticated view of motivation in terms of definition, relationships, and operationalization. In particular, one new theory of motivation is the Pritchard and Ashwood Theory (2008). This theory proposes that motivation is comprised of four perceived relationships that, in combination, reflect the extent to which employees believe that their actions on the job will lead to need satisfaction. These four relationships are called connections. The relationship between two leadership behaviors, initiating structure and consideration, and the Pritchard and Ashwood motivational connections was examined. It was hypothesized that the two leader behaviors would have differential relationships with the four motivational connections. These differential relationships should facilitate targeted behavioral feedback to leaders to improve each of the motivational connections. Additionally, motivation was hypothesized to mediate the relationship between the leader behaviors and employee outcomes. The Pritchard and Ashwood Theory is operationalized by the Motivation Assessment Questionnaire (MAQ) (Pritchard, 2006a). A secondary goal of this study was to contribute to the validity evidence of the MAQ. This recently developed questionnaire has shown good psychometric properties and initial validity evidence has demonstrated moderate relationships between the MAQ and job performance. However, this is the first study of the relationship between the MAQ and employee outcomes with a large sample of full-time working adults. Further, this study expanded potential MAQ outcomes beyond employee performance to include organizational citizenship behaviors and turnover intentions. A sample of 208 employees was recruited from two central Florida companies. These employees responded to the MAQ and other study measures via a secure, online survey. Participating employees provided contact information for their supervisors who were then invited to participate in the study by providing criteria ratings. A large number of the invited supervisors participated (n = 195). Results indicated robust support for one of the leadership behaviors: consideration. Consideration was related to performance and this relationship was partially mediated by motivation. On the other hand, initiating structure was not related to employee performance. Consideration and initiating structure were not differentially related as hypothesized to the four motivational connections. This was due in part to the strong correlation between the two leadership behaviors (r = .73). Results provided additional validation evidence for the MAQ. The overall effort scale was not related to performance as it had been in the two previous studies that used a student sample. However, the average of the motivation connections predicted performance. Additionally, the MAQ predicted both organizational citizenship behaviors and turnover intentions. As mentioned previously, the sample was drawn from two central Florida companies. Although many of the study hypotheses were supported for the overall sample, the observed relationships were very different for the two subsamples. Similarly, findings in this study differ from previous studies using the MAQ with working students. Potential reasons for these differences are discussed.Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Sciences
Psychology PhD
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Ringoen, Jennifer. "The Psychology of Giving: Factors of Philanthropic Behavior". Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/317.
Abstract (sommario):
The market for philanthropic donations in America has been thriving since the 1950s. 89 percent of U.S. households make annual monetary donations to charitable organizations, contributing to 20 percent of all revenues in the nonprofit sector. Majority of the factors contributing to this growth in donations can be divided into three general categories: intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and marketing influence tactics. My thesis examines a plethora of past research to develop a comprehensive guide on the current theories of human behaviors as they pertain to charitable giving.
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Steneberg, Nellie, e Sara Ibarbachane. "Motivation to donation". Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20113.
Abstract (sommario):
Today, the world contains a large number of important non-profit organizations (NPOs) that seek to maintain the welfare of people and animals and to preserve the natural world. NPOs are extremely dependent on funds from the public which has resulted in severe competition between these organizations. This has also come as a result of the cut down of government support and a shortage of donations. Their lack of financial resources indicates that NPOs around the world face major challenges and are therefore in need of customized tools to increase their revenue and ensure their survival. With the purpose of increasing donations towards NPOs, this study aims to research how a media object can be developed and marketed in Bali to motivate tourists into donating money to the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) which is located in Canguu, Bali. By doing this, NPOs can use this research as tool for application within their own organization to increase their revenues.The media object that was chosen for this research was a poster, placed in the streets of Canggu, Bali and was selected because it has been shown that visual communication is a powerful tool for encouraging prosocial human behavior. The aim was to document how the media object affected levels of tourist engagement and ultimately their motivation to donate money to an NPO. A number of theories of motivation and behavior were used to form the foundation for this research. The methodology used included qualitative data collection by way of interviews, observations of local conditions pertinent to tourist interaction with media objects, as well as information gathered through a focus group involving local tourists. Research Through Design (RTD) was the framework that was used to structure the process for the creation and the testing of the prototype (the media object). The RTD included four phases, two of which were not completed due to complications involving the COVID-19 pandemic. The research concluded that the environment, attitudes towards legitimacy and emotional engagement all played a crucial role for the effectiveness and ultimately the success of a media object. Furthermore, it was concluded that there is a need for extended research on tourists’ behavior as well as consumer behavior, in relation to donors, in order to fully understand how a media object should be developed to motivate a tourist to donate money to an NPO.
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Shirey, Jennifer. "Designing for Behavior Change: Identifying design components that encourage and empower individuals to act in environmentally responsible ways". Research Showcase @ CMU, 2011. http://repository.cmu.edu/theses/17.
Abstract (sommario):
Many designers today are creating communication materials that encourage individuals to change their behavior related to environmental issues. The problem is that people are often unaware of existing research on effective methods for these communications. For example, environmental psychologists have studied best practices for creating persuasive communications for several decades.
During this yearlong master’s thesis project, I conducted my own research studies, exploring how the emotional tone and medium of a communication piece affect a person’s decision to change his or her behavior. My second goal was to connect designers to existing research in the fields of psychology, decision sciences, and persuasive technology.
In the end, I created a roadmap to behavior change: a compilation of research from my own studies and existing literature. The roadmap includes observations and practical tips people can use when designing for environmental issues, as well as a set of ethical principles that should be followed when designing for behavior change.
I believe that my work will help designers use communication to empower individuals with knowledge, encouraging them to begin and sustain a journey toward positive behavior change.
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Harris, Matthew. "Responsible Pet Ownership: Dog Parks and Demographic Change in Portland, Oregon". PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4151.
Abstract (sommario):
Dog parks are the fastest growing type of park in U.S. cities; however, their increasing popularity has been met with increasing criticism of pets in public space. Dogs have shown to be a deep source of neighborhood conflict, and the provision of dog parks, or off-leash areas, is a seemingly intractable controversy for city officials. In 2003, Portland, Oregon established a network of 33 off-leash areas which remains the second largest both in count and per capita in the country. The purpose of my research is to understand the public debate over off leash dogs during the establishment of Portland's off-leash area network, and how dog parks relate to processes of demographic change. The analysis involved two phases. First, I conducted a thematic analysis of editorial perspectives published in the major local newspaper. Second, I conducted an exploratory spatial analysis of the distribution of Portland's off-leash areas and patterns of racial and economic change throughout the city from 2000 to 2015. Central to the debate are conflicting notions of responsible pet ownership. The notions of responsibility employed in the debate are primarily personal, yet the findings from my exploratory analysis of the relationship between dog parks and demographic change suggest a need to attend to notions of public responsibility. I recommend that future research, discussion, representations, and policy regarding dog parks consider the consequences of off-leash areas as amenities within the changing neighborhoods in which they exist.
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Checko, Erica Rose. "Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercising /". View online ; access limited to URI, 2007. http://0-digitalcommons.uri.edu.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI3298366.
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Crossler, Robert E. "Protection Motivation Theory: Understanding the Determinants of Individual Security Behavior". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37511.
Abstract (sommario):
Individuals are considered the weakest link when it comes to securing a personal computer system. All the technological solutions can be in place, but if individuals do not make appropriate security protection decisions they introduce holes that technological solutions cannot protect. This study investigates what personal characteristics influence differences in individual security behaviors, defined as behaviors to protect against security threats, by adapting Protection Motivation Theory into an information security context.
This study developed and validated an instrument to measure individual security behaviors. It then tested the differences in these behaviors using the security research model, which built from Protection Motivation Theory, and consisted of perceived security vulnerability, perceived security threat, security self-efficacy, response efficacy, and protection cost. Participants, representing a sample population of home computer users with ages ranging from 20 to 83, provided 279 valid responses to surveys. The behaviors studied include using anti-virus software, utilizing access controls, backing up data, changing passwords frequently, securing access to personal computers, running software updates, securing wireless networks, using care when storing credit card information, educating others in one's house about security behaviors, using caution when following links in emails, running spyware software, updating a computer's operating system, using firewalls, and using pop-up blocking software. Testing the security research model found different characteristics had different impacts depending on the behavior studied. Implications for information security researchers and practitioners are provided, along with ideas for future research.Ph. D.
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Rizgary, Daban. "Improvisation Skills and Motivation Behavior from a Human Factors Perspective". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158272.
Abstract (sommario):
The motivation to avoid punishment, or to pursue reward can result in certain behavioral tendencies. It is known that individuals with higher sensitivity towards reward can express traits of extrovertedness, openness to novel situations, and a general appetite for feeling good. Individuals on the other side of the spectrum tend to show a pessimistic attitude towards approaching novel situations. As a consequence, individuals with a higher tendency of approaching novel situations ought to find themselves in risky situations more frequently than individuals who would rather avoid novel situations. Looking at this from a human factors perspective, it becomes apparent that a tendency to approach situations with a lack of conflict monitoring can produce risks, but simeltaneously, disinterest in approaching a risky situation can lead to crisis events. In other words, whilst individuals with a sensitivity towards reward might have a proclivity for producing a crisis, they might also have a higher chance of solving a crisis. In order to solve unexpected crisis events, it is necessary to be able to improvise. In the experiment of this current thesis, individuals were assessed for their sensitivity towards reward and punishment, and following this, the individuals were assessed in improvisational skills. Motivation behavior and improvisation skills were investigated to see if there is a correlation between them. The purpose of this thesis was to present a multidisciplinary literature account for the relevant subjects by tying together aspects of cognition, cognitive neuroscience, human factors, and psychology, and to provide experimental data about the mentioned correlation. The present experiment showed that there is a significant correlation between sensitivity towards reward and improvisation skills. Additionally, it was also found that system-level factors i.e pre-implemented elements by a designer/organization might not facilitate improvisational performance, but this significant result did not appear in the expected manner. Future directions of research on this subject should focus on five mainpoints (1) replication of investigating the relationship between personality styles and improvisation with different methodologies, (2) investigating the mechanisms leading to the emergence of this relationship, (3) approach the subject mainly from a cognitive-neuroscientific standpoint, but complement with a multiple disciplinary approach (4) use the results within the disciplines of human factors, safety, and resilience, and (5) take data into consideration for e.g. future accident preventions policies.
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Hibbert, Sally A. "Mood and motivation in shopping behaviour". Thesis, University of Stirling, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2267.
Abstract (sommario):
This thesis is concerned with the motivation of shopping behaviour. The main aim of the research is to examine internal factors that influence a person's motivation, with specific focus on how consumers' shopping goals and mood states prior to a retail encounter affect their in-store behaviour and the outcomes of the activity in terms of goal attainment and evaluations of the retail outlet. The conceptual basis for the research is provided by theories of goal-directed behaviour, which assume that people are purposive in their behaviour and that there is a synergistic relationship between cognition and motivation (Ratneshwar, 1995; Pervin, 1989). Two complementary perspectives on the motivational role of mood are linked into this conceptualisation: one that emphasises the role of associative cognitive networks and proposes that mood serves to regulate goal-directed behaviour by altering goal-relevant thought and perception (Gardner, 1985; Isen, 1984); the other that postulates that mood is a biopsychological phenomenon that registers the availability of personal resources given near-term demands and alters goal-relevant thought, perception, and motivation in accordance with this (Morris, forthcoming; Batson et al., 1992; Thayer, 1989). In order to examine the motivation of shopping behaviour, an investigation was carried out amongst visitors to craft fairs in Scotland. The research adopted a quantitative approach. The data collection was driven by five main research hypotheses and involved asking consumers to complete two parts of a questionnaire: the first part was filled in upon their arrival at the craft fair and the second part was completed just before their departure. In this way, data on the progression of goal-directed behaviour over the course of a shopping episode was captured. The main findings of the research were that: a) individuals' mood states prior to the retail encounter influenced consumers' levels of commitment to shopping goals, although the importance of mood state varied depending on the type of shopping goal in question; b) types of behaviour exhibited in the course of shopping were influenced by the types of goals that consumers identified to be important to them upon arriving at the craft fair and there was some evidence that individuals' mood states moderated the effects of their goals on their in-store behaviour; c) attainment of shopping goals was dependent on whether the relevant goals were specified as important prior to the retail encounter and in-store behaviour. Mixed evidence was obtained on the role of mood as a factor that moderates the effects of commitment to goals on attainment of goals. d) attainment of shopping goals was partly responsible for the change in a person's mood state between entering and leaving the craft fair; e) retail outcomes in terms of consumers' enjoyment of the retail encounter, their preference for and intentions to patronise the retail outlet in the future were influenced by consumers' evaluations of the extent to which they had attained their shopping goals and their mood state following the shopping episode. One of the main implications of the research is that a view of consumers as purposive in their shopping activities makes a useful contribution to the understanding of shopping behaviour and how repeat patronage can be encouraged. As far as retailers are concerned, there is a need to understand what goals consumers have in mind when they visit a store and how to facilitate behaviour directed towards the attainment of those goals in order that consumers evaluate the shopping activity as successful and leave with favourable impressions of the store. In addition, attempts to locate in an environment that helps to boost the resources that contribute to mood, rather than draining them, and to smooth the way for goal-directed shopping activities may also increase repeat patronage and ultimately customer loyalty to retailers.
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Korboi, Jesse B. "Socially responsible consumption : an exploratory study on the Western Cape". Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20836.
Abstract (sommario):
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.Socially responsible consumption plays a major role in achieving environmental sustainability in any part of the world. The aim of this investigation was to identify whether consumers in the Western Cape are socially responsible. The research was conducted using a sample of 200 consumers in the Cape Town area as a representative sample of the Western Cape. Data were gathered from respondents by means of a questionnaire. The statistical interpretation of the survey results were done by means of constructing frequency distribution tables since the data are nominal. The results of the analysis of the data pointed out that while consumers in the Western Cape demonstrated willingness to know how products are made before buying; they do not take into consideration the environmental and social impact of their purchases, meaning that they are not socially responsible consumers. Out of 167 completed questionnaires, 36% of respondents based their buying decision on the price and quality of products. This constitutes the single largest group of respondents in the survey. The results also revealed that consumers are willing to boycott products that are proven to be unethically produced, which is a positive development. Radio and television were the main sources of information for consumers about entities. In terms of the definition of moral standards, consumers proved to be idealistic, meaning that they believe that moral standards should be viewed as universal regardless of the society in which it occurs. These findings clearly indicate that while consumers in the Western Cape are not socially responsible, there are positive indications from the survey that can be used to improve the situation. Consumers' willingness to know how products are produced before buying, the willingness to boycott products proven to be produced unethically, and their idealistic view on moral standards are all positive indications for improvement. The recommendations provided in the study, if implemented, will go a long way towards making consumers more conscious about the social and environmental impact of their purchases.
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Padgett, Ryan David. "The effects of the first year of college on undergraduates' development of altruistic and socially responsible behavior". Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1052.
Abstract (sommario):
The present study examines the effects of first-year college experiences on undergraduate students' development of altruistic and socially responsible behavior - a critical college outcome that leads to significant public or external benefits and support. Furthermore, this study examines whether the effects of first-year college experiences on altruistic and socially responsible behavior vary between first-generation and non-first-generation students. To guide the study's investigation, human, social, and cultural capital theory are used as conceptual frameworks and college impact models - including Astin's Input-Environment-Outcome model, Pascarella's General Model for Assessing Change model, and Weidman's model of undergraduate socialization - serve as a theoretical guide. Using longitudinal, pretest-posttest data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, ordinary least squares regressions are utilized to estimate the effects of the college experience on first-year students' altruism and social responsibility. Findings from these analyses suggest that a number of first-year college experiences and participation in vetted good practices significantly contribute to undergraduates' development of altruistic and socially responsible behavior.
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Liou, Hou-Chen, e 劉后晨. "The Relationship between Motivation and Learning Experience:Case Study on the Responsible Environmental Behavior in Lujiao Creek Wetland". Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rc657a.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立臺灣師範大學
環境教育研究所
105
Motivation is a widely debated topic in the Educational Psychology field. Nonetheless, it is rarely discussed in relation to promoting environmental education. To investigate the relationship between motivation, learning experience and responsible environmental behavior, the paper bases its research site on Lujiao Creek and focuses on the environmental preservation action done by the teachers and the students from the nearby elementary school. The researcher adopts qualitative method to analyze the students’ learning motivation and experience and how the students’ experience in Lujiao Creek constructed wetland is transfered into their significant life experiences. The results show that motivation takes a central role in initiating, maintaining and predicting future eco-friendly behaviors. Most students involved in the environmental preservation activities weren’t equipped with intrinsic motivation at first. However, they grew a sense of belonging to Lujiao Creek team throughout the activities which, in turn, boosts their intrinsic motivation to participate in the future preservation events. The paper hopes to provide insights for future experiential curriculum and have more teachers, parents, and students participate in responsible environmental behavior.
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Lin, Yi-Ting, e 林怡婷. "The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Fit and Motivation on the Consumer Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility : The Moderating Effect of Socially Responsible Consumer Behavior". Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/d67m5m.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立雲林科技大學
企業管理系
104
The main purposes of this research were to:1.probe how the companies fulfilled their social responsibility when they hold these activities, 2.how the customers recognized these activities, and 3. What were the motives of these corporate social responsibility activities to these companies? The fit between customer and activities, motivational attributions, and consumer perception were the main research issues. The research subjects were the participators in 30 Hour Famine, fully handy donate one to love and Light Up a Life. In total, 562 questionnaires were randomly sent out and the valid questionnaires were 535 to give an effective response rate of 95.19%. The result showed that the fit between the customers and the activities had a positive benefit, the more participants recognized the company’s social responsibility. Thus, the participants were influence by the company’s motivation. Social responsibility customer behavior is showing moderation effect on corporate social responsibility fit and motivational attributions.
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HU, LI-HUA, e 胡麗華. "Investigating the Relationship between Responsible Turist’s Motivation, Experiential Values, and Behavioral Intention－A Case Study of “Penghu Marine Debris Lab”". Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/exmr3p.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立澎湖科技大學
觀光休閒系碩士在職專班
107
The main purpose of this study is to explore the differences and influences of responsible tourists motivation, experience value and behavioral intentions. Taking the sampling method, the main research object is to participate in the "Penghu Marine Debris Lab" to activate the marine waste tour. The closed questionnaire is used as a research tool to investigate, and the statistical software SPSS For Windows23.0 is used, according to the research purpose and Data validation was performed using statistical methods such as descriptive statistics, project analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study found that visitors to the "Penghu Marine Debris Lab" to activate the marine debris tour had some significant differences in the "participation motivation", "experience value" and"behavioral intention". In addition, the motivation of visitors to participate has a positive impact on the value of experience; the motivation of participation has a positive impact on behavioral intention; the value of experience has a positive impact on behavioral intention. The final research conclusions provide suggestions for relevant units, Including the promotion of the multi-featured theme tour in conjunction with the Ocean Recreation and Marine Environmental Protection, planning and designing for the family and friends to participate in and interact with each other, to enhance the environmental education knowledge of visitors, to enhance the navigation and interpretation, to enhance the aesthetic experience and to provide reasonable and interesting prices. Sexual travel can give travelers the willingness to visit again. This study also provides research directions and recommendations for follow-up studies.
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HSU, YI-HAN, e 徐翊涵. "Factors Influencing Responsible Tourism Behavior". Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/n5jwxq.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士銘傳大學
觀光事業學系碩士班
107
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry and has far-reaching economic and environmental impact across the world. However, tourists have some unrespect behaviors to the environment, social and economic. Therefore, it is an important issue for tourists to establish correct concepts. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among destination familiarity, ambivalent attitudes of the responsible tourism, and tourism responsible tourism behavior. This study also proposes a possible moderate role of deontological in the relationships between ambivalent attitudes of the responsible tourism and tourism responsible tourism behavior. This study adopted purposive sampling and a total of 415 usable structured questionnaires were collected from visitors of Penghu. Data was analyzed by structural equation modeling. Results showed that (1) destination familiarity has an positive influence on responsible tourism behavior; (2) destination familiarity has an negative influence on ambivalent attitudes of the Responsible tourism; (3) ambivalent attitudes of the Responsible tourism has a negative influence on Responsible tourism behavior; (4) deontological moderated the effects of ambivalent attitudes of the responsible tourism on responsible tourism behavior. According to the results, this study provided management implications and suggestion for the government and travel agencies for achieving sustainable tourism.
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Chen, Tsung-Hsiung, e 陳宗雄. "Antecedent variables of environmentally responsible behavior in tourism industry". Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32035565739283793365.
Abstract (sommario):
博士國立高雄第一科技大學
管理學院博士班
102
Environmentally responsible behavior related to nature-based tourism is a significant concept in regard to natural spots. It is believed that this behavior is determined by cognition as well as affection regarding the environment. Consequently, the experience resulting from interaction with the travel environment influences the individual’s psychological reaction and therefore impacts his or her subsequent behavior. However, there are different conclusions related to the antecedent variable when exploring environmentally responsible behavior. This study applies a relevant literature review and synthesizes the data by conducting a meta-analysis. It verified that the relation between variables and environmentally responsible behaviors is both positive and significant. The moderation test using the variables “culture” and “context” revealed a significant moderating effect of these two variables. In particular, based on the variables resulting from the meta-analytic structural equation model, antecedents, mediators and outcome, environmentally responsible behavior resulting from tourism with nature orientation is proposed in this study. Under this model, perceived value influenced the environmentally responsible behavior via satisfaction; recreation involvement also impacted the environmentally responsible behavior via place attachment. Consequently, satisfaction and place attachment play important mediating roles in the behavior model. Furthermore, environmental concern and environmental attitude can directly influence environmentally responsible behavior. Based on the research results, suggestions are provided for stakeholders in the tourism industry.
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Wu, Chia-Chi, e 吳佳琪. "The Relationship between Environmental Attitudes, Environmentally Responsible Behavior and Post-Travel Behavior in Ecotourism". Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/zu6g28.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立高雄第一科技大學
行銷與流通管理系連鎖加盟管理碩士班
103
Currently, one of the most popular travel style is Ecotourism. This study investigated factors that influence the behavior of visitors to participate in eco-tourism. This study used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as theory basis to investigate and analyze the factors influencing tourist`s willingness to participate in eco-tourism. Using random sampling, 259 valid questionnaires were collected. The data was analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software, descriptive statistical analysis, reliability and validity analysis, t-test, and One Way Anova as well as the regression analysis. The study found a positive relationship between environmental attitude, environmentally responsible behavior , and post-travel behavior. Further , environmentally responsible behavior plays an important intermediary role in the study. In addition, gender and monthly income do not notably influence the three constructs. Lastly, based on the research results, suggestions are provided for stakeholders in the tourism industry.
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HSU, CHAO-CHUN, e 許朝俊. "New Asian Surf Destinations: Environmentally Responsible Behavior Modes of Surf Tourists". Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9g6965.
Abstract (sommario):
博士國立雲林科技大學
會計系
107
Surf tourism is closely bound to the ocean and coastal environments, and the rapid growth in such tourism could pose serious consequences to these environments. This study is an exploration of the effects of surf tourists’ marine health commitment and environmental empathy on their environmental attitude and environmentally responsible behavior modes. The study was carried out by means of two-stage cluster sampling and a quasi-experimental design; a self-report survey was used to gain data. A pretest was carried out on 86 Taiwanese surf tourists. The official survey was then distributed to 550 surf tourists, 457 (83%) of which were filled out and given back to the author. Of the respective 300 and 250 surveys distributed to Taiwanese and foreign surf tourists, 274 (91%) and 183 (73%) were filled out and given back to the author. The data obtained from the surveys was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) by means of structural equation modeling (SEM), and it was used to gain an understanding of the effects and linear relationships of surf tourists’ marine health commitment and environmental empathy on their environmental attitude and environmentally responsible behavior. The results show for both the Taiwanese and foreign subjects that marine health commitment had a significantly positive effect on environmental attitude and environmentally responsible behavior; environmental empathy had a significantly positive effect on environmental attitude and environmentally responsible behavior; and environmental attitude had a significantly positive effect on environmentally responsible behavior. The author provided recommendations based on these results, which may be beneficial as references to related government agencies and businesses.
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Smith, Monne K. "Developing responsible behavior with first-grade children through mother-child communication training". Thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36216.
Abstract (sommario):
The purpose of the study was to determine whether first-grade
children's participation in a counselor-led intervention strategy, Mother-Child
Communication Training (MCCT), would increase their responsible
behavior, as assessed by mothers and teachers. Sixty first-grade children
in one elementary school in Corvallis, Oregon, along with their mothers,
participated in the training program.
Pretest-posttest experimental design was used to investigate
mothers' and teachers' perceptions of children's behavior. Mothers
completed the Adlerian Parental Assessment of Child Behavior Scale
(APACBS) while teachers assessed children's behavior using the Walker-McConnell
Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment. Subjects
were randomly assigned to treatment groups, experimental (n=30) and
control (n=30). The control group formed a wait-list and received the MCCT
following the study.
The intervention consisted of two phases. Initially, the counselor met
twice with each subject in subgroups of five or six children. The focus of
these meetings was recognition and expression of feelings.
Subsequently, each mother and child met with the counselor two
times for approximately forty-five minutes each. The purpose of the
mother-child meetings was to assist children in developing responsibility
for self and in communicating more effectively with their mothers.
Expressing feelings and exploring ways to change one's own behavior were
emphasized.
Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of variance with
repeated measures. The first of two hypotheses revealed a significant
(p<.Ol) increase in children's responsible behavior as evaluated by their
mothers. An evaluation by teachers failed to demonstrate any significant
changes.
Experimental group mothers' extremely positive responses to the
MCCT on the follow-up evaluation further substantiated the highly
significant changes in the children's behavior. The study implies that this
brief intervention was effective in increasing children's responsible
behavior at home. Recommendations for practice and further research are
presented.Graduation date: 1992
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Huang, Chung-Chia, e 黃種甲. "The Valuation of Risk Behavior Conducted by Responsible Persons of a Company". Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53932697147159930538.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立臺灣大學
法律學研究所
103
The aim of this thesis was to discuss whether conducting risk behavior by the responsible persons of a company constitutes the offense of breach of trust. The first chapter of this thesis was the introduction, started with a case, in which CDIB & Partners Investment Holding Corp purchased the shares of Global Securities Finance Corporation. This case showcased the difference between the decision and reasoning of the judgements by the district court and the high court, which also demonstrated the lack of coherent standard for “contrary to his duties” in judicial practice. On this basis, the second chapter analyzed the interpretation and application of Art. 342 in the Criminal Code from the viewpoint of legal good of “breach of trust.” There is also a similar article in the Securities and Exchange Act, Article 171. However, the protected legal good of this article, still remains in dispute. This thesis proposed that the goal of Art. 171 in Securities and Exchange Act is to ensure the stability of the securities market, and the article ought to be interpreted on this basis. In the last section of this chapter, this thesis focused mainly on 3 parts of the breach of trust in the company, (1) clarified the protected interest and subject in Art. 342, (2) reviewed the effect of shareholders'' meeting in criminal law from the viewpoint of “consent of victim” and (3) illustrated the relation between the element “contrary to his duties” and violating regulations in the Company Act, Securities and Exchange Act and others. The third chapter discussed about risk behaviors. A risk behavior is defined as a measure with an uncertainty of loss and profit. This thesis proposed that it is inappropriate to punish all risk behaviors. The legality of risk behaviors shall be reviewed in the element of “contrary to his duties” and be examined by two separate standards—“risk policy” and “duty of care.” The fourth chapter focused on damage-calculation. The amount of damage is related to the application of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code or Art. 171 Securities and Exchange Act. Penalty regulated by the former is imprisonment for not more than 5 years while that of the latter is imprisonment for 3-10 years. The damage of risk behavior is uncertain, and is difficult to calculate in the conventional method. This chapter started from the discussion of the theory of property and the analysis of the concept of property in criminal law, and examined the notion of “property in danger” rooted in German law and its application in Taiwan. Also, this thesis proposed that the damage shall be calculated by means of financial tools at the time the offender constitutes the element of “contrary to his duties”, and the expected returns shall also be included in the calculation. The fifth chapter is conclusion, which gave an overview for the discussion of the four chapters above, and reviewed the case highlighted in the first chapter.
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Chang, Wei-Yen, e 張崴彥. "The Study of Eco-Friendly Purchase Behavior from Triple Perspectives: A Mediation Effect of Environmentally Responsible Behavior". Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/335jf6.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士國立臺東大學
進修部休閒事業管理組碩(夜間）
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With the growing tourism industry brings more economic benefits for local area. The economic benefits brought by the tourism industry are gradually valued in the world. Countries constantly invest resources to strengthen the construction of software and hardware; however, it is easy to neglect the environmental impacts of tourism. In order to balance the sustainability of the tourism environment, we began to think about how to develop sustainable tourism through eco-tourism. Therefore, this study attempts to adopt environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) and to develop a research model of its antecedents and consequences. The potential predictors of ERB are used to find out the influence on environmentally responsible behavior (general ERB and site-specific ERB) through attitude characteristics (environmental belief and environmental attitude), social & emotional characteristics (place identity and place attachment) and personal characteristics (local environmental awareness and local environmental sensitivity), and that ERB as a mediator to confirm the influence effect on eco-friendly purchase behavior. By eco-tourism sites being used as a sample sites for this study, and how to combine the more natural protected sites with environmental education guide to lead visitors further exploring the attractions. Participants of this study comprised members who had attended the eco-tour of visiting Xiaoyeliu at night in East Coast National Scenic Area in 2017. Data was collected via paper questionnaires in two stages after tourists finished their touring at Xioyeliu. For the pretest, 250 responses were completed and 207 were valid, the effective recovery ratio is 77.7%; and as to the formal questionnaire, 522 responses were completed with excluding 126 invalid questionnaires and 396 were valid, the effective recovery ratio is 75.86%. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to test the proposed model and the structural model has shown a good fit. (1) From the results within the hypothesis model, environmental belief, place identity, place attachment and local environmental awareness does not have significant effect on site-specific environmentally responsible behavior, the remaining 10 hypothesis are supported. (2) It is found that general environmentally responsible behavior has significant and positive influence of site-specific environmentally responsible behavior as an additional hypothesis path in the rival model. However, the rival model does not significantly improve the model fit. (3) In the multi-group analysis, “monthly income” and “travelling in holidays or not” as a variable is used to divide the tourists into different group. The results show that different group has different paths in the structural model. The general environmentally responsible behavior has significant and positive influence of eco-friendly purchase behavior in “lower monthly income” group and “travelling in holidays” group, but site-specific environmentally responsible behavior has significant and positive influence of eco-friendly purchase behavior in “higher monthly income” group and “without travelling in holidays” group. For different groups of tourists, the basic attributes are different. The potential predictors of ERB which include: attitude characteristics (environmental belief and environmental attitude), social & emotional characteristics (place identity and place attachment), personal characteristics (local environmental sensitivity and local environmental awareness) have different level on significant and positive influence effect. General ERB partially mediates the relationship between the attitude perspectives (environmental belief and environmental attitude), social & emotional perspectives (place identity and place attachment) and the eco-friendly purchase behavior of tourists. Site-specific ERB not only partially mediates the relationship between environmental attitude and eco-friendly purchase behavior, but also partially mediates the relationship between local environmental sensitivity and eco-friendly purchase behavior. Therefore, environmentally responsible behavior can as an important mediator between different perspectives and eco-friendly purchase behavior. In conclusion, practical implications and suggestions were provided after discussing the finding of this study and predominating tourist’s environmentally responsible behaviors in travel. This study provides the best perspectives and important suggestion of developing responsible tourism according to local culture and environmental feature for travel related management unit.
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Kuo, Tung-Yao, e 郭同堯. "Basketball Participation and Spectator Motivation and Behavior". Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48372989573621710284.
Abstract (sommario):
碩士亞洲大學
休閒與遊憩管理學系碩士班
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This research attempts to examine the relationships between the level of specialization in basketball participation and spectating motivation and behavior. The first hypothesis was: people characterized with a high level of specialization in basketball participation had stronger motivation for watching sports than people with a low level of specialization. The second and third hypotheses were: more people in the high-specialization group than those in the low-specialization group were primarily motivated by the motives of Knowledge and Self-esteem to watch basketball games. The fourth and fifth hypotheses were: more people in the low-specialization group than those in the high-specialization group were primarily motivated by the motives of Sociability and Entertainment. The sixth hypothesis was: motivation for watching sports partially mediated the relationship between specialization of sport participation and behavior of sport spectatorship. A questionnaire was created, which included a measure of levels of specialization (Bryan, 1977; McIntyre & Pigram, 1992) in playing basketball, measures of the four motives for spectator sports (Gau, 2008; Milne & McDonald, 1999; Trail & James, 2001; Wann, 1995), and four modes of sport spectator behavior (Gau, 2007). Using convenience sampling and quota sampling, the questionnaire was distributed in live game sites, basketball courses and school classes. Three hundred and ninety-two questionnaires were returned and 388 were valid. The sample was consisted of 55.7% males. The reliabilities of the scales were between 0.83 and 0.96. Participants were divided into two groups by using a cluster analysis (K-means) in terms of specialization in basketball participation: the high-specialization group (n=191) and the low-specialization group (n=189). Comparing the two groups, the results showed that individuals characterized by a high level of specialization in playing basketball were more strongly motivated than those characterized by a low level of specialization (p<.05). The first hypothesis was supported. Next, chi-square tests showed that more people from the high-specialization group than those from the low-specialization group chose Knowledge as the major motive for watching sports (p<.05). By contrast, more people from the low-specialization group than those from the high-specialization group chose Sociability (p<.05) as the major motive to watch sports. The hypothesis 2 and 4 were supported. Nevertheless, the hypothesis 3 and 5 were not supported. Further, using a procedure proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986), the direct path from the independent variable, participating specialization, to the dependent variable, spectating behavior, reduced (i.e. partial mediation) (from 0.790 to 0.578) when the path from the independent variable to the mediator, motivation for watching sports, and from the mediator to the dependent variable was included in a model. The sixth hypothesis was supported. Sport managers may use Sociability as themes in marketing activities to attract people with a low level of participating specialization to watch sports.