SSRN Electronic Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Lobbying
is
often
expected
to
lower
or
prevent
environmental
regulations.
A
crucial
question
whether
such
beliefs
affect
individuals'
willingness
engage
in
pro-environmental
behavior.
I
address
this
research
by
conducting
a
survey
experiment
with
large
heterogeneous
sample
from
Germany.
In
the
experiment,
first
induce
random
variation
about
impact
of
lobbying
on
climate
protection.
Afterward,
exploit
estimate
causal
effect
these
consider
both
observed
and
self-reported
behaviors.
While
all
point
estimates
suggest
that
expecting
more
negative
makes
individuals
behave
less
pro-environmentally,
only
behaviors
statistically
significant.
Journal of Management Studies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 22, 2025
Abstract
The
‘iron
cage’
of
the
(neo‐)
liberal‐capitalist
system
prioritizes
economic
returns
over
climate
protection.
Formerly
powerful
nation‐states
are
subordinated
to
rule
markets,
whereas
business
elites
have
been
freed
from
substantial
responsibility
for
social
and
environmental
concerns.
While
we
agree
in
principle
with
Point
that
a
reassertion
state
power
may
facilitate
more
decided
action,
our
Counterpoint
adopts
cultural
institutionalist
perspective
highlights
embeddedness
actors
broader
order.
From
this
perspective,
enact
scripts
while
often
lacking
substantive
agency
towards
protecting
natural
environment.
Cultural
change
meanings,
myths,
practices,
rituals
is
needed
remodel
currently
dominant
templates
modern,
‘world
society’,
including
script
actorhood.
We
suggest
notion
‘quixotic
institutional
work’
as
way
envisioning
prefiguring
alternative
when
both
physical
reality
start
showing
cracks
due
crisis.
Quixotic
work
follows
logic
appropriateness
rather
than
consequential
purposiveness,
thus
constitutes
different,
overlooked
mocked,
form
systems
relevant
light
forces
maintaining
an
unsustainable
world
