Low carbon energy behaviors in the workplace: A qualitative study in Italy and Spain

Autor: Eugenio De Gregorio, Adina Dumitru, Ricardo García-Mira, Marino Bonaiuto, Fridanna Maricchiolo, Giuseppe Carrus, Mirilia Bonnes
Přispěvatelé: Dumitru, Adina, DE GREGORIO, Eugenio, Bonnes, Mirilia, Bonaiuto, Marino, Carrus, Giuseppe, Garcia Mira, Ricardo, Maricchiolo, Fridanna
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Engineering
Economic growth
Workplace behavior
media_common.quotation_subject
Energy (esotericism)
Organizational sustainability
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
050109 social psychology
energy consumption
organizational sustainability
qualitative research
workplace behaviors
fuel technology
renewable energy
sustainability and the environment
energy engineering and power technology
nuclear energy and engineering
social sciences (miscellaneous)
Qualitative research
0502 economics and business
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Marketing
media_common
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
05 social sciences
Energy consumption
Focus group
Fuel Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Work (electrical)
Feeling
Multinational corporation
Greenhouse gas
business
050203 business & management
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Zdroj: Energy Research & Social Science. 13:49-59
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.12.005
Popis: Large organizations are responsible for a significant amount of GHG emissions. This trend will even increase over the next 100 years. An issue for environmental research is the investigation of the factors promoting or hindering the transition to more sustainable energy behaviors in the workplace. This study is part of a larger project, funded under the EU-FP7 program, called “Low Carbon at Work” (LOCAW). We present the results of a qualitative study assessing the existing everyday behaviors in two large-scale organizations: an Italian-based multinational renewable energy producer, and a Spanish public university (The University of A Coruna). Data obtained by interviews with key-informers and focus groups were content analyzed, using ATLAS.ti. Results indicate many commonalities and some differences between the two case studies. Working in a green anergy company leads individuals to be more sensitized about environmental issues, although a core thematic category refers to the concept that energy-related behaviors “rely on individual feeling”. Data from the University of A Coruna suggest this organization has the right values and objectives, but it does not always adequately implement organizational policies to support sustainable energy use among students and employees. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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