Urša Golob
Biographic Data
| ID | 1657135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Urša Golob |
| GIVEN NAMES | Urša |
| FAMILY NAME | Golob |
| SIGNATURE | GOLOB U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7782-0996 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trade Unions and Sustainability
Despite the growing presence of trade unions (TUs) in sustainability discussions, academic research on their role is still scattered. This article presents an integrative review of 110 peer‐reviewed English‐language academic articles on this topic, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and published between 1997 and early 2025. Through an iterative coding process, we identified five meta‐theoretical perspectives: socio‐technical transitions (MLP);…
Internal Communication Satisfaction as a Driver of Membership Satisfaction and Identification in a Medical Professional Association
While the importance of internal communication in nonprofit settings is well-recognized, its direct effects on members’ satisfaction and identification have been less explored. This study examines the role of internal communication satisfaction in influencing member satisfaction, professional identification, and organizational identification within professional associations, addressing a gap in nonprofit and organizational communication literatur…
Reimagining the sustainable consumer
Globally, consumers are increasingly turning to sustainable consumption practices. This article emphasizes the importance of social and cultural context in the study of sustainable consumption, drawing on social representations. It attempts to explain and empirically demonstrate how sustainable consumption is socially represented. The aim of the study was to investigate the construction of representations of sustainable consumption as knowledge a…
Creating valuable outcomes
Energy communities (ECs) have emerged as new, collective market actors within European energy systems. Their innovative business models are thought to result in a multiple types of value creation that transcend mere economic considerations. We engage with this challenge by (1) situating ECs within the longer history and body of knowledge on community participation in energy systems before (2) mobilising insights on value creation from the literat…
Sustainability communication
This paper captures both a historical perspective and the current situation of sustainability communication (SC), the relevance and impact of conceptual and empirical contributions, and the future of SC research. By applying the principles of a meta-narrative systematic literature review, we analyze the concepts, theoretical models, and empirical approaches that researchers use in 116 articles in the field. The main manifestations of SC, includin…
Institutional pressures and the adoption of responsible management education at universities and business schools in Central and Eastern Europe
Business schools, and universities providing business education, from across the globe have increasingly engaged in responsible management education (RME), that is in embedding social, environmental and ethical topics in their teaching and research. However, we still do not fully understand the institutional pressures that have led to the adoption of RME, in particular concerning under‐researched regions like Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Hen…
Learning and diffusion of knowledge in clean energy communities
Clean energy communities (CEC) represent emerging socio-technical systems that offer a suitable alternative to non-sustainable energy production and consumption. Thus, CECs cultivate new knowledge of clean energy use and diffuse it among their members as well as interested publics outside the CECs. This paper aims to contribute to the rather limited literature on the role of learning and knowledge in energy transitions in general and CECs' knowle…
Energy communities as demand-side innovators? Assessing the potential of European cases to reduce demand and foster flexibility
Energy communities (ECs) are widely recognised for their potential to generate renewable energy. By contrast, the capacity of ECs to reduce energy demand and foster flexibility has attracted little attention to date, despite their theoretical potential to do so. To address this gap, we apply three perspectives – social representations theory, actor-network theory, and business models – to the analysis of nine case studies based in six European co…
New clean energy communities in polycentric settings
Given the gaps between EU ambitions regarding energy community development and the current reality of clean energy communities in Europe, we explore a research framework enabling viable multi- and interdisciplinary research into new clean energy communities. We offer a definition of new clean energy communities, discuss their potential for wider dissemination and identify four factors that contribute to the current mismatch between ambitions and …
The interplay of past consumption, attitudes and personal norms in organic food buying
The role of consumer–brand identification in building brand relationships
Creating valuable outcomes
Energy communities (ECs) have emerged as new, collective market actors within European energy systems. Their innovative business models are thought to result in a multiple types of value creation that transcend mere economic considerations. We engage with this challenge by (1) situating ECs within the longer history and body of knowledge on community participation in energy systems before (2) mobilising insights on value creation from the literat…
Energy communities as demand-side innovators? Assessing the potential of European cases to reduce demand and foster flexibility
Energy communities (ECs) are widely recognised for their potential to generate renewable energy. By contrast, the capacity of ECs to reduce energy demand and foster flexibility has attracted little attention to date, despite their theoretical potential to do so. To address this gap, we apply three perspectives – social representations theory, actor-network theory, and business models – to the analysis of nine case studies based in six European co…
The interplay of past consumption, attitudes and personal norms in organic food buying
Learning and diffusion of knowledge in clean energy communities
Clean energy communities (CEC) represent emerging socio-technical systems that offer a suitable alternative to non-sustainable energy production and consumption. Thus, CECs cultivate new knowledge of clean energy use and diffuse it among their members as well as interested publics outside the CECs. This paper aims to contribute to the rather limited literature on the role of learning and knowledge in energy transitions in general and CECs' knowle…
The role of consumer–brand identification in building brand relationships
The interplay of past consumption, attitudes and personal norms in organic food buying
New clean energy communities in polycentric settings
Given the gaps between EU ambitions regarding energy community development and the current reality of clean energy communities in Europe, we explore a research framework enabling viable multi- and interdisciplinary research into new clean energy communities. We offer a definition of new clean energy communities, discuss their potential for wider dissemination and identify four factors that contribute to the current mismatch between ambitions and …
Energy communities as demand-side innovators? Assessing the potential of European cases to reduce demand and foster flexibility
Energy communities (ECs) are widely recognised for their potential to generate renewable energy. By contrast, the capacity of ECs to reduce energy demand and foster flexibility has attracted little attention to date, despite their theoretical potential to do so. To address this gap, we apply three perspectives – social representations theory, actor-network theory, and business models – to the analysis of nine case studies based in six European co…
Sustainability communication
This paper captures both a historical perspective and the current situation of sustainability communication (SC), the relevance and impact of conceptual and empirical contributions, and the future of SC research. By applying the principles of a meta-narrative systematic literature review, we analyze the concepts, theoretical models, and empirical approaches that researchers use in 116 articles in the field. The main manifestations of SC, includin…
Institutional pressures and the adoption of responsible management education at universities and business schools in Central and Eastern Europe
Business schools, and universities providing business education, from across the globe have increasingly engaged in responsible management education (RME), that is in embedding social, environmental and ethical topics in their teaching and research. However, we still do not fully understand the institutional pressures that have led to the adoption of RME, in particular concerning under‐researched regions like Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Hen…
Learning and diffusion of knowledge in clean energy communities
Clean energy communities (CEC) represent emerging socio-technical systems that offer a suitable alternative to non-sustainable energy production and consumption. Thus, CECs cultivate new knowledge of clean energy use and diffuse it among their members as well as interested publics outside the CECs. This paper aims to contribute to the rather limited literature on the role of learning and knowledge in energy transitions in general and CECs' knowle…
Reimagining the sustainable consumer
Globally, consumers are increasingly turning to sustainable consumption practices. This article emphasizes the importance of social and cultural context in the study of sustainable consumption, drawing on social representations. It attempts to explain and empirically demonstrate how sustainable consumption is socially represented. The aim of the study was to investigate the construction of representations of sustainable consumption as knowledge a…
Creating valuable outcomes
Energy communities (ECs) have emerged as new, collective market actors within European energy systems. Their innovative business models are thought to result in a multiple types of value creation that transcend mere economic considerations. We engage with this challenge by (1) situating ECs within the longer history and body of knowledge on community participation in energy systems before (2) mobilising insights on value creation from the literat…
Internal Communication Satisfaction as a Driver of Membership Satisfaction and Identification in a Medical Professional Association
While the importance of internal communication in nonprofit settings is well-recognized, its direct effects on members’ satisfaction and identification have been less explored. This study examines the role of internal communication satisfaction in influencing member satisfaction, professional identification, and organizational identification within professional associations, addressing a gap in nonprofit and organizational communication literatur…
Trade Unions and Sustainability
Despite the growing presence of trade unions (TUs) in sustainability discussions, academic research on their role is still scattered. This article presents an integrative review of 110 peer‐reviewed English‐language academic articles on this topic, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and published between 1997 and early 2025. Through an iterative coding process, we identified five meta‐theoretical perspectives: socio‐technical transitions (MLP);…
Business (9 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Marketing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (4 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (4 works)