Naoufel Mzoughi
Biographic Data
| ID | 959221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naoufel Mzoughi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naoufel |
| FAMILY NAME | Mzoughi |
| SIGNATURE | MZOUGHI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8153-4615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Leveraging an Unhappiness Lens for Smarter Policies
Traditional policy research has largely focused on enhancing happiness or well‐being, privileging positive outcomes as the primary metric of success. We argue that a systematic focus on the drivers of unhappiness—rather than solely on happiness—offers a complementary analytical framework that can uncover hidden societal deficits and broaden the repertoire of policy interventions. By foregrounding unhappiness, scholars and practitioners can identi…
The Bootlegger’s choice: Astroturf groups, genuine Baptists or both
Positional Concerns in Housing Related Preferences in Algeria: How Do You Stack up
International audience
IT professionals trust in artificial intelligence vs. human experts for achieving sustainable development goals
Punishment menus and their deterrent effects: An exploratory analysis
The advantages of being disadvantaged
Although many contributions examine how individuals and various entities (e.g., organizations and countries) manage to obtain a (competitive) advantage, there is a knowledge gap on how to make the best of disadvantages. Using notably the theories of self‐enhancement and psychological reactance, the existing literature has explained the mechanisms that can motivate and support an entity to get out from a disadvantageous position. We go further by …
Why university social responsibility initiatives can backfire and what to do about it
Well-intentioned university social responsibility (USR) initiatives are increasingly being implemented in higher education organizations. Nevertheless, these initiatives can sometimes backfire and undermine USR goals. We explore four mechanisms for this possible ‘dark side’ of USR: moral licensing, contamination by association, resistance from key agents and diverting attention and resources. We develop behaviorally inspired solutions to mitigate…
Emotional labour in the analysis of farm-based hospitality projects
While conventional analyses of farm hospitality upsides and downsides exist, the emotional labour requirements of such service-intensive activity are frequently overlooked. Ignoring this emotional component and its consequences (e.g. identity loss vs. reinforcement, emotional harmony) can explain project fates. By applying emotional labour to farm-based hospitality, we draw new insights. Farmers can benefit from guests’ emotional support and beco…
Transforming scandals into entrepreneurial opportunities: The case of the hospitality industry
Scandals are frequently considered as detrimental for involved businesses. When hotels serve as a backdrop and are collateral victims of scandals caused by high-profile individuals, we argue that entrepreneurially minded executives can envision scandals as an unexpected opportunity, likely to bring good news to the involved hotels. Tourism businesses offer supportive evidence. In a constructivist perspective, scandals and their consequences do no…
Polluting for (higher) profits: Does an economic gain influence moral judgment of environmental wrongdoings
Harnessing the Power of Words to Address the Covid-19 Crisis
Behavioral public administration theory suggests that seemingly irrelevant word choice manipulations can influence behavior. We contend that the power of words has frequently been overlooked in the COVID-19 crisis. Given that most decisions mobilize System 1 cognition, words can be an important tool in pursuing socially-desirable outcomes. Beyond their substantive content, words choice matters because language operates largely via automatic proce…
Seemingly irrelevant information? The impact of legal team size on third party perceptions
Letting offenders choose their punishment
Punishment menus allow offenders to choose the punishment to which they will be subjected from a set of options. We present several behaviorally informed rationales for why punishment menus may serve as effective deterrents, notably by causing people to refrain from entering a calculative mindset; reducing their psychological reactance; causing them to reconsider the reputational impacts of punishment; and reducing suspicions about whether the ac…
The unexpected power of negative awards
We characterize negative awards. Their pervasiveness in various domains as well as the objectives of their designers and promoters are documented. We discuss the outcomes generated by negative awards and provide some rationales explaining why individuals and organizations may be interested in getting them. Several issues deserve further exploration
An empirical analysis of the relationship between innovation activities and job satisfaction among French firms
How research institutions can make the best of scandals – once they become unavoidable
We posit that, once scandals become unavoidable, they can be considered for transformation into opportunities for research institutions, scientific communities and science regulators to implement in-depth changes and policies they would otherwise oppose. Research institutions and scientific communities can take advantage of scandals by participating proactively in constructing their consequences. We develop four mechanisms by which scandals can b…
A Good Servant But a Poor Master: The Side Effects of Numbers and Metrics
A common practice in managerial and public service contexts is to quantity, calculate, and use numbers and metrics which provide a presumption of scientificity, a sense of measurability, objectivity, reliability, and precision upon which smarter decisions can be made. Besides providing a theoretical background, we analyze counter-productive effects of over-relying on numbers and metrics, notably in public administration. We discuss the following …
Changing the world with words? Euphemisms in climate change issues
The Strategic Use of Scandals
Scandals are pervasive in many areas of society. We propose a characterization of scandals that explicitly considers their potential benefits to transgressors. Although scandals are frequently considered to be undesirable to the targets or transgressors implicated, we develop four rationales by which a scandal can actually be beneficial to them. First, a scandal can propel an individual, organization or cause into the limelight and generate low‐c…
Moral judgment of environmental harm caused by a single versus multiple wrongdoers: A survey experiment
Harnessing the power of identity to encourage farmers to protect the environment
Does higher place difficulty predict increased attachment? The moderating role of identity
Does the Identifiable Victim Effect Matter for Plants? Results From a Quasi-experimental Survey of French Farmers
Constraints to farming in the Mediterranean Alps: Reconciling environmental and agricultural policies
Behavioral Insights for the Analysis of Green Tips
Place attachment as a factor of mountain farming permanence: A survey in the French Southern Alps
Constraints to farming in the Mediterranean Alps: Reconciling environmental and agricultural policies
Harnessing the power of identity to encourage farmers to protect the environment
Does the Identifiable Victim Effect Matter for Plants? Results From a Quasi-experimental Survey of French Farmers
Too much of a good thing? Why altruism can harm the environment
Contracting for Environmental Property Rights: The Case of Vittel
Based on a real case of contracting for environmental property rights, we explore several implications of Coase's insights. The case study adds empirical content to basic transaction costs concepts by analysing the design and implementation of a contractual arrangement between a pollutee—a bottler of mineral water—and several polluting farmers. We analyse the bargaining between the two parties to determine how transaction cost issues (valuation d…
Harnessing the Power of Words to Address the Covid-19 Crisis
Behavioral public administration theory suggests that seemingly irrelevant word choice manipulations can influence behavior. We contend that the power of words has frequently been overlooked in the COVID-19 crisis. Given that most decisions mobilize System 1 cognition, words can be an important tool in pursuing socially-desirable outcomes. Beyond their substantive content, words choice matters because language operates largely via automatic proce…
A Good Servant But a Poor Master: The Side Effects of Numbers and Metrics
A common practice in managerial and public service contexts is to quantity, calculate, and use numbers and metrics which provide a presumption of scientificity, a sense of measurability, objectivity, reliability, and precision upon which smarter decisions can be made. Besides providing a theoretical background, we analyze counter-productive effects of over-relying on numbers and metrics, notably in public administration. We discuss the following …
Changing the world with words? Euphemisms in climate change issues
Moral judgment of environmental harm caused by a single versus multiple wrongdoers: A survey experiment
Behavioral Insights for the Analysis of Green Tips
La norme ISO 14001 est-elle efficace ? Une étude économétrique sur l'industrie française. Suivi d'un commentaire de Gilles Grolleau et Naoufel Mzoughi
Ist die Norm ISO 14001 wirksam ? Eine ökonometrische Studie über die französische Industrie Immer mehr französische Unternehmen beschließen die Einführung eines „ Umweltmanagementsystems“, das heißt eines Systems zur Messung und Verringerung der Umweltbelastungen, das sie dann gemäß der Norm ISO 14001 zertifi zieren lassen. In diesem Artikel soll die ökologische Wirksamkeit dieser Praktik anhand einer Stichprobe von mehreren Tausend Industriebetr…
L'élaboration des normes: Un « nouvel » espace de compétition ? Une application à la norme ISO 14001
The ISO 14001 standard is an institutional device aiming at reducing transaction costs. Nevertheless, the standard-setting process constitutes a strategic area where several forces interact to influence the redaction in a sense favourable to private interests rather than public interest. The history of the ISO 14001 design enables us to identify several strategic issues embedded in the standard-setting process. Consequently, the overall environme…
La norme ISO 14001 est-elle efficace ? Une étude économétrique sur l'industrie française. Suivi d'un commentaire de Gilles Grolleau et Naoufel Mzoughi
Ist die Norm ISO 14001 wirksam ? Eine ökonometrische Studie über die französische Industrie Immer mehr französische Unternehmen beschließen die Einführung eines „ Umweltmanagementsystems“, das heißt eines Systems zur Messung und Verringerung der Umweltbelastungen, das sie dann gemäß der Norm ISO 14001 zertifi zieren lassen. In diesem Artikel soll die ökologische Wirksamkeit dieser Praktik anhand einer Stichprobe von mehreren Tausend Industriebetr…
Consommer plus ou consommer plus que les autres: Une analyse empirique des biens de position
En nous inspirant de la méthodologie employée par Solnick et Hemenway [1998], nous étudions empiriquement l’interdépendance des fonctions d’utilité à partir de données collectées en France. Nos estimations confirment en partie les résultats obtenus par Solnick et Hemenway [1998] et montrent que (1) la position relative est importante dans le choix des individus, (2) les effets positionnels diffèrent selon les domaines, (3) les individus sont plus…
Contracting for Environmental Property Rights: The Case of Vittel
Based on a real case of contracting for environmental property rights, we explore several implications of Coase's insights. The case study adds empirical content to basic transaction costs concepts by analysing the design and implementation of a contractual arrangement between a pollutee—a bottler of mineral water—and several polluting farmers. We analyse the bargaining between the two parties to determine how transaction cost issues (valuation d…
Buy local, pollute less: What drives households to join a community supported farm
Too much of a good thing? Why altruism can harm the environment
Farmers adoption of integrated crop protection and organic farming: Do moral and social concerns matter
Introduction. L’écologisation, une voie pour reconditionner les modèles agricoles et dépasser leur simple évolution incrémentale
Dossier "Ecologisation, une voie pour reconditionner les modèles agricoles et dépasser leur simple évolution incrémentale"
Do organic farmers feel happier than conventional ones? An exploratory analysis
Place attachment as a factor of mountain farming permanence: A survey in the French Southern Alps
Behavioral Insights for the Analysis of Green Tips
Does the Identifiable Victim Effect Matter for Plants? Results From a Quasi-experimental Survey of French Farmers
Constraints to farming in the Mediterranean Alps: Reconciling environmental and agricultural policies
Harnessing the power of identity to encourage farmers to protect the environment
Does higher place difficulty predict increased attachment? The moderating role of identity
The Strategic Use of Scandals
Scandals are pervasive in many areas of society. We propose a characterization of scandals that explicitly considers their potential benefits to transgressors. Although scandals are frequently considered to be undesirable to the targets or transgressors implicated, we develop four rationales by which a scandal can actually be beneficial to them. First, a scandal can propel an individual, organization or cause into the limelight and generate low‐c…
Moral judgment of environmental harm caused by a single versus multiple wrongdoers: A survey experiment
Changing the world with words? Euphemisms in climate change issues
Seemingly irrelevant information? The impact of legal team size on third party perceptions
Letting offenders choose their punishment
Punishment menus allow offenders to choose the punishment to which they will be subjected from a set of options. We present several behaviorally informed rationales for why punishment menus may serve as effective deterrents, notably by causing people to refrain from entering a calculative mindset; reducing their psychological reactance; causing them to reconsider the reputational impacts of punishment; and reducing suspicions about whether the ac…
The unexpected power of negative awards
We characterize negative awards. Their pervasiveness in various domains as well as the objectives of their designers and promoters are documented. We discuss the outcomes generated by negative awards and provide some rationales explaining why individuals and organizations may be interested in getting them. Several issues deserve further exploration
An empirical analysis of the relationship between innovation activities and job satisfaction among French firms
How research institutions can make the best of scandals – once they become unavoidable
We posit that, once scandals become unavoidable, they can be considered for transformation into opportunities for research institutions, scientific communities and science regulators to implement in-depth changes and policies they would otherwise oppose. Research institutions and scientific communities can take advantage of scandals by participating proactively in constructing their consequences. We develop four mechanisms by which scandals can b…
A Good Servant But a Poor Master: The Side Effects of Numbers and Metrics
A common practice in managerial and public service contexts is to quantity, calculate, and use numbers and metrics which provide a presumption of scientificity, a sense of measurability, objectivity, reliability, and precision upon which smarter decisions can be made. Besides providing a theoretical background, we analyze counter-productive effects of over-relying on numbers and metrics, notably in public administration. We discuss the following …
Emotional labour in the analysis of farm-based hospitality projects
While conventional analyses of farm hospitality upsides and downsides exist, the emotional labour requirements of such service-intensive activity are frequently overlooked. Ignoring this emotional component and its consequences (e.g. identity loss vs. reinforcement, emotional harmony) can explain project fates. By applying emotional labour to farm-based hospitality, we draw new insights. Farmers can benefit from guests’ emotional support and beco…
Political science (23 works) · Business (17 works) · Economics (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Marketing (9 works) · Public relations (7 works)