Attitudes toward social and environmental scoring system: analysis of normative framing and individual influencing factors
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In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Vol. 29, No. 2, 03.2025, p. 159-183.
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T1 - Attitudes toward social and environmental scoring system: analysis of normative framing and individual influencing factors
AU - Ahrari, Dominik
AU - Süßmair, Augustin
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
PY - 2025/3
Y1 - 2025/3
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 - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85219461956&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJEBR.2025.144682
DO - 10.1504/IJEBR.2025.144682
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 29
SP - 159
EP - 183
JO - International Journal of Economics and Business Research
JF - International Journal of Economics and Business Research
SN - 1756-9850
IS - 2
ER -