Attitudes toward social and environmental scoring system: analysis of normative framing and individual influencing factors

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title = "Attitudes toward social and environmental scoring system: analysis of normative framing and individual influencing factors",
abstract = "Scoring systems do not only aim to assess individuals' social and environmental behaviour and predict their future behaviours, but also motivate people to engage in score-improving behaviours. This study aims to assess people's attitudes towards exemplary environmental and social scoring systems and investigate the extent individual factors and normative 'emphasise' framing affect people's attitudes towards environmental and social scoring systems. A quantitative online study was conducted in Germany with 237 respondents. Fictitious scenarios from scoring practice were used as attitude objects. The results show that environmental scoring was evaluated significantly more positively than social scoring by the study participants. The results also indicate that individual factors influence attitude formation. The results suggest that the individual utility of the respective scores could influence the acceptance of environmental and social scoring systems. Normative 'emphasise' framing and the personality trait of narcissism do not seem to be relevant influencing factors.",
keywords = "Management studies, environmental score, social score, consumer behavior, sustainability, governance, public management, Business psychology",
author = "Dominik Ahrari and Augustin S{\"u}{\ss}mair",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1504/IJEBR.2024.10055042",
language = "English",
journal = "International Journal of Economics and Business Research",
issn = "1756-9850",
publisher = "Inderscience",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Attitudes toward social and environmental scoring system: analysis of normative framing and individual influencing factors

AU - Ahrari, Dominik

AU - Süßmair, Augustin

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Scoring systems do not only aim to assess individuals' social and environmental behaviour and predict their future behaviours, but also motivate people to engage in score-improving behaviours. This study aims to assess people's attitudes towards exemplary environmental and social scoring systems and investigate the extent individual factors and normative 'emphasise' framing affect people's attitudes towards environmental and social scoring systems. A quantitative online study was conducted in Germany with 237 respondents. Fictitious scenarios from scoring practice were used as attitude objects. The results show that environmental scoring was evaluated significantly more positively than social scoring by the study participants. The results also indicate that individual factors influence attitude formation. The results suggest that the individual utility of the respective scores could influence the acceptance of environmental and social scoring systems. Normative 'emphasise' framing and the personality trait of narcissism do not seem to be relevant influencing factors.

AB - Scoring systems do not only aim to assess individuals' social and environmental behaviour and predict their future behaviours, but also motivate people to engage in score-improving behaviours. This study aims to assess people's attitudes towards exemplary environmental and social scoring systems and investigate the extent individual factors and normative 'emphasise' framing affect people's attitudes towards environmental and social scoring systems. A quantitative online study was conducted in Germany with 237 respondents. Fictitious scenarios from scoring practice were used as attitude objects. The results show that environmental scoring was evaluated significantly more positively than social scoring by the study participants. The results also indicate that individual factors influence attitude formation. The results suggest that the individual utility of the respective scores could influence the acceptance of environmental and social scoring systems. Normative 'emphasise' framing and the personality trait of narcissism do not seem to be relevant influencing factors.

KW - Management studies

KW - environmental score

KW - social score

KW - consumer behavior

KW - sustainability

KW - governance

KW - public management

KW - Business psychology

UR - https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijebr

U2 - 10.1504/IJEBR.2024.10055042

DO - 10.1504/IJEBR.2024.10055042

M3 - Journal articles

JO - International Journal of Economics and Business Research

JF - International Journal of Economics and Business Research

SN - 1756-9850

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