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Stimulating energy conservation: the use of the opinion-leadership process

Abstract

While the US federal government, public utilities and oil companies, among others, have instigated programs to educate the general public on energy conservation and to stimulate an energy-conservation ethic, results of a number of surveys indicate that such efforts in promoting energy conservation have had only limited success. This may be particularly attributable to the low credibility ascribed by the public to energy-information-disseminating sources. This article investigates the feasibility of utilizing opinion leadership, an untried approach, to overcome the credibility problem in disseminating energy information to the general public. 23 references, 4 tables.
Authors:
Yavas, U; [1]  Riecken, G
  1. Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1981
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EPA-08-001858; EDB-82-056467
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Energy Policy; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 9:3
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLIC OPINION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; SURVEYS; 291000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation; 320900 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Education & Public Relations- (1980-)
OSTI ID:
5815012
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: ENPYA
Submitting Site:
TIC
Size:
Pages: 226-231
Announcement Date:
Mar 01, 1982

Citation Formats

Yavas, U, and Riecken, G. Stimulating energy conservation: the use of the opinion-leadership process. United Kingdom: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.1016/0301-4215(81)90078-1.
Yavas, U, & Riecken, G. Stimulating energy conservation: the use of the opinion-leadership process. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-4215(81)90078-1
Yavas, U, and Riecken, G. 1981. "Stimulating energy conservation: the use of the opinion-leadership process." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-4215(81)90078-1.
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abstractNote = {While the US federal government, public utilities and oil companies, among others, have instigated programs to educate the general public on energy conservation and to stimulate an energy-conservation ethic, results of a number of surveys indicate that such efforts in promoting energy conservation have had only limited success. This may be particularly attributable to the low credibility ascribed by the public to energy-information-disseminating sources. This article investigates the feasibility of utilizing opinion leadership, an untried approach, to overcome the credibility problem in disseminating energy information to the general public. 23 references, 4 tables.}
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journal = []
volume = {9:3}
journal type = {AC}
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year = {1981}
month = {Sep}
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