Diffusion of Energy‐Conserving Innovations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10225890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Darley (Princeton University, corresponding author), James R Beniger (Princeton University) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-171 |
| Publication date | 1981-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb02630.x |
| OpenAlex | W2014393114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 16 |
We suggest that people's decisions to adopt energy‐conserving processes and products is a specific instance of the decision to adopt an innovation. Drawing on previous research, we postulate a set of eight dimensions by means of which energy‐conserving innovations are evaluated. We further argue that people's perceptions of an innovation's characteristics, on these dimensions, determine their decisions to adopt that innovation. Again in keeping with past research, we suggest that information that determines people's perceptions of innovations is more likely to be transmitted via social networks rather than mass media or other channels of communication. Taken together, these propositions form a theory of the adoption and diffusion of energy‐conserving innovations. A research program is sketched that would provide support for the theory
Business · Diffusion · Diffusion of innovations · Diffusion theory · Energy (signal processing · Innovation diffusion · Knowledge management · Perception · Physics · Political science · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Marketing · Psychology · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Energy use
The Socio-Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Residential Energy Consumption
Models of Decision Making and Residential Energy Use
Energy conservation behavior
Energy use, behavioral change, and business organizations
Intergovernmental Roles in Local Energy Conservation
The replication and reduction of automobility
Propensity to adopt innovative housing
Psychology's role in the conserving society
Technology transfer insights for new climate regime
What can be done to reduce overconsumption
With a little help from my fans – Extending models of pro-social behaviour to explain supporters’ intentions to buy soccer club shares
Behavioral science and energy conservation
Multiple modeling of propensity to adopt residential energy conservation retrofits
Applying Social Psychology to Avoid Ecological Disaster
Understanding Residential Energy Conservation through Attitudes and Beliefs
Lifestyles, and Risk Perception Consumer Behavior
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Communication of innovations
Family and Kinship in East London
Interdisciplinary Relationships in the Social Sciences
The Quest for Community
An Experimental Study of the Small World Problem
The Diffusion of an Innovation Among Physicians
The Two-Step Flow of Communication
Perceived Innovation Attributes as Predictors of Innovativeness
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2016 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |