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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
30
Issue
2
Date
10/1/2003

Article Facts

Title
COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNIQUES TO PROMOTE RECYCLING: BLOCK LEADER VERSUS REWARD
DOI
10.2190/80XY-MBQ0-YKX5-QBBU
Authors
  • GONZALO DÍAZ MENESES
  • ASUNCIÓN BEERLI PALACIO
Pages
105-134
Online Date
09/21/2005

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COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNIQUES TO PROMOTE RECYCLING: BLOCK LEADER VERSUS REWARD

GONZALO DÍAZ MENESES
ASUNCIÓN BEERLI PALACIO

DOI: 10.2190/80XY-MBQ0-YKX5-QBBU

Abstract

This work centers on the study of the recycling adoption making process due to the application of promotion techniques from a immediate perspective: 1) reward technique described as giving a gift to the participants in a promotion program within a lottery; and 2) commitment by block leader technique characterized by the agreeing subject signing a request or statement in which he/she promises to fulfill the conditions of the recycling thanks to the encouragement of a person who belongs to the same social circle. So, we carried out a quasi-experimental work whose results led us to explain the immediate response to these recycling promotion techniques. It contributes to the marketing literature in: 1) understanding the effects of these techniques on people's beliefs and attitudes; and 2) explaining the response to recycling promotion techniques. The practical implications that may stem from these contributions are of an educational nature and for public management of promotion campaigns.

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