SSRN Electronic Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Disclosure
about
many
product
attributes
related
to
externalities
is
not
mandatory,
and
consumers
have
rely
on
the
information
strategically
disclosed
by
manufacturers.
I
show
that
under
voluntary
disclosure,
dirty
manufacturers
can
mislead
exploiting
a
phenomenon
of
wishful
belief
formation.
Bounded
reasoning
prevents
from
deducing
production
processes
disclosure
behavior.
The
resulting
subjective
uncertainty
gives
bite
formation,
which
exploit
through
strategic
use
vagueness.
These
misperceptions
reduce
pressure
demand
side
production,
with
important
implications
for
role
mandatory
regulate
externalities.
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
Journal of Environmental Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
92, P. 102160 - 102160
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Despite
the
overwhelming
scientific
evidence
about
anthropogenic
nature
of
climate
change,
a
vocal
minority
continues
to
spread
skepticism.
This
inhibits
pro-environmental
action
and
fosters
false
perception
social
reality,
leading
people
underestimate
intentions
actions
others
required
facilitate
rapid
deep
decarbonization.
Previous
efforts
address
these
beliefs
through
environmental
interventions
have
yielded
inconsistent
outcomes.
In
two
studies,
we
jointly
examined
role
first-order
change
others'
behavior
(Study
1)
as
well
second-order
2)
in
decision-making
controlled
laboratory
settings.
The
studies
involve
common-resource
dilemma
–
which
negative
externality
is
triggered
depending
on
group's
collective
decision-making.
Our
findings
show
that
while
weakly
predict
behavior,
do
not
correlate
with
participants'
choices
when
accounting
for
beliefs.
However,
strongly
people's
choices.
We
discuss
results
terms
different
types
play
