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The role of partners, parents and friends in shaping young women’s reproductive choices in Peri-urban Nairobi: a qualitative study Open

Anja Zinke-Allmang, Amiya Bhatia, Krittika Gorur, Rahma Hassan, Amy Shipow , et al. · 2023

The good side of bad examples: Deviance by negative reference groups can increase conformity to one’s own norms Open

Siegwart Lindenberg, Kees Keizer · 2022

The norm conformity of peers influences one’s own conformity to norms and legitimate rules and this is generally explained by contagion of conformity and deviance through descriptive norm effects and conditional cooperation. However, the o…

Use of digital media for family planning information by women and their social networks in Kenya: A qualitative study in peri-urban Nairobi Open

Anja Zinke-Allmang, Rahma Hassan, Amiya Bhatia, Krittika Gorur, Amy Shipow , et al. · 2022

Access to information about family planning (FP) continues to have financial, physical and social barriers among young women living in Kenya. This paper draws on social norms theory to explore how young women and their social networks acce…

Social Contagion and Goal Framing: The Sustainability of Rule Compliance Open

Siegwart Lindenberg, Frédérique Six, Kees Keizer · 2021

Rule compliance (in organizations or society at large) may be strengthened or weakened by social contagion processes. Observing others’ (non-)compliance with rules influences one’s own likelihood of compliance. Extant literature shows two …

Convince Yourself to Do the Right Thing: The Effects of Provided Versus Self-Generated Arguments on Rule Compliance and Perceived Importance of Socially Desirable Behavior Open

Nieke Lemmen, Kees Keizer, Thijs Bouman, Linda Steg · 2020

One way to enhance rule compliance is to provide people with arguments explaining why the desired behavior is important. We argue that there might be another, potentially more effective way to enhance rule compliance: ask people to generat…

The role of adoption norms and perceived product attributes in the adoption of Dutch electric vehicles and smart energy systems Open

Ernst H. Noppers, Kees Keizer, M. Milovanović, Linda Steg · 2019

Social Norms and Pro‐Environmental Behaviour Open

Kees Keizer, P. Wesley Schultz · 2018

This chapter focuses on social norms and people’s tendency to conform to pro-environmental behaviour. It explains what social norms are, how they influence (environmental) behaviour, and when. Social norms are rules and standards that are …

The relationship between Corporate Environmental Responsibility, employees’ biospheric values and pro-environmental behaviour at work Open

Angela Ruepert, Kees Keizer, Linda Steg · 2017

Interactions Matter: Modelling Everyday Pro-environmental Norm Transmission and Diffusion in Workplace Networks Open

Gary Polhill, Tony Craig, Amparo Alonso‐Betanzos, Noelia Sánchez‐Maroño, Óscar Fontenla-Romero , et al. · 2017

Determination whether a large scale Tesla valve could be applicable as a fish passage Open

Kees Keizer · 2016

Additional Thesis - All around the world many species are dying out locally or entirely due to interferences in their habitats. One of the big problems for marine life is the creation of migration barriers which preclude migrating species …

The importance of instrumental, symbolic, and environmental attributes for the adoption of smart energy systems Open

Ernst H. Noppers, Kees Keizer, Marko Milovanovic, Linda Steg · 2016

The conceptual model on motivations to adopt sustainable innovations (Noppers et al., 2014) proved to be successful in explaining proxies of the adoption of sustainable innovations: positive evaluations of the utility (instrumental attribu…

Environmental considerations in the organizational context: A pathway to pro-environmental behaviour at work Open

Angela Ruepert, Kees Keizer, Linda Steg, Fridanna Maricchiolo, Giuseppe Carrus , et al. · 2016

Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour at work can result in a significant reduction in environmental problems. Research revealed that general environmental considerations such as biospheric values and environmental self-identity are impo…

Intrinsic Motivation, Norms and Environmental Behaviour: The Dynamics of Overarching Goals Open

Linda Steg, Siegwart Lindenberg, Kees Keizer · 2016

The understanding, prediction, and encouragement of pro-environmental behaviour (i.e., behaviour that impacts the environment as little as possible) depend to a large extent on understanding the motivational dynamics of pro-environmental b…

The adoption of sustainable innovations: The role of instrumental, environmental, and symbolic attributes for earlier and later adopters Open

Ernst H. Noppers, Kees Keizer, Marija Bočkarjova, Linda Steg · 2015

We investigated motivations of potential earlier and later adopters for adopting sustainable innovations. A large questionnaire study revealed that potential earlier adopters of innovative cars evaluated the symbolic attributes of electric…

The ALMA Band 9 receiver Open

A. Baryshev, Ronald Hesper, F. P. Mena, T. M. Klapwijk, T. A. van Kempen , et al. · 2015

We describe the design, construction, and characterization of the Band 9 heterodyne receivers (600-720 GHz) for the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA). The ALMA Band 9 receiver units ("cartridges"), which are installed i…

The ALMA Band 9 receiver - Design, construction, characterization, and first light Open

A. Baryshev, Ronald Hesper, F. P. Mena, T. M. Klapwijk, T. A. van Kempen , et al. · 2015

We describe the design, construction, and characterization of the Band 9 heterodyne receivers (600-720 GHz) for the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA). The ALMA Band 9 receiver units ("cartridges"), which are installed i…

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