INEQUALITY REDUCES SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
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T1 - INEQUALITY REDUCES SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
AU - Brieger, Steven
AU - Hörisch, Jacob
AU - Zhang, Xinyu
N1 - Conference code: 85
PY - 2025/7
Y1 - 2025/7
N2 - This research highlights how socioeconomic disparities influence sustainable consumer behavior. Across three studies we show that individuals reduce sustainable consumption both when inequality levels are objectively high as well as when inequality is perceived as high. This effect can be explained through norm activation theory: as inequality rises, consumers feel less responsible for environmental damage and are less aware of the environmental impact of their consumption choices.
AB - This research highlights how socioeconomic disparities influence sustainable consumer behavior. Across three studies we show that individuals reduce sustainable consumption both when inequality levels are objectively high as well as when inequality is perceived as high. This effect can be explained through norm activation theory: as inequality rises, consumers feel less responsible for environmental damage and are less aware of the environmental impact of their consumption choices.
KW - Management studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105009410363&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.323bp
DO - 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.323bp
M3 - Conference article in journal
AN - SCOPUS:105009410363
VL - 2025
JO - Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
JF - Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
SN - 0065-0668
IS - 1
T2 - 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2025
Y2 - 25 July 2025 through 29 July 2025
ER -