Addressing Inertia in Pro-Environmental Behavior through Nudges: A Review of Existing Literature and a Framework for Future Research

Beermann, V.; Haskamp, T.; Marx C.; Uebernickel, F.


Zusammenfassung
To counteract global warming, individuals must adopt pro-environmental behaviors, but many prefer their established behaviors because of inertia. This paper analyzes how we can address the inertia that hinders pro-environmental behavior using digital nudges. Our structured literature review finds 19 out of 20 studies that show how decision information nudges like feedback overcome behavioral inertia. Most of the habitual patterns we identified could be attributed to private household behaviors like inefficient energy or water consumption. We contribute a framework for how the three dimensions of inertia-behavioral, cognitive, and affective inertia-are best each addressed using informational, structural, and assistance nudges, respectively.

Schlüsselwörter
Green IS; Inertia; Literature Review; Nudging; Pro-Environmental Behavior



Publikationstyp
Forschungsartikel in Sammelband (Konferenz)

Begutachtet
Nein

Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht

Jahr
2023

Konferenz
56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2023

Konferenzort
Hawaii

Buchtitel
Proceedings of the 56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Herausgeber
Bui, Tung

Erste Seite
751

Letzte Seite
760

Verlag
IEEE Computer Society

Ort
Hawaii

Sprache
Englisch

ISSN
1530-1605

ISBN
9780998133164

Gesamter Text