Social tipping processes towards climate action: A conceptual framework

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest public health crisis in recent history. Many states have taken unprecedented action in responding to the pandemic by restricting international and domestic travel, limiting economic activity, and passing massive social welfare bills. This begs the question, why have states taken extreme measures for COVID-19 but not the climate crisis? By comparing state responses to COVID-19 with those to the climate crisis, we identify the crisis characteristics that drive quick and far-reaching reactions to some global crises but not others. We inductively develop a conceptual framework that identifies eight crisis characteristics with observable variation between the COVID-19 and climate crises. This framework draws attention to under-considered areas of variance, such as the perceived differences in the universality of impacts, the legibility of policy responses, and the different sites of expertise for both crises. We use this structured comparison to identify areas of leverage for obtaining quicker and broader climate action.

Download Full-text

“Mind” matters!

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/md-01-2019-0061 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S.M. Ramya ◽

Rupashree Baral

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Organizational Level ◽

Environmental Responsibility ◽

Future Research ◽

Corporate Environmental Responsibility ◽

Content Type ◽

Individual Level ◽

Climate Action

Purpose Given the urgency in taking climate action, the purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework to drive corporate environmental responsibility (CER) through environmentally responsible decision making (ERDM) by incorporating two interventions, the accuracy of mental models (MM) of the key decision makers and green nudging. Design/methodology/approach Relevant theories in management, cognition and behavioral sciences are studied and leaned on to build this conceptual framework. Findings Our mind creates MM about the real world to illustrate what we think about the world and about how it works. MM are clouded with biases and misconceptions. These MM have a tremendous impact on our behavior. The authors present how increasing the accuracy of the MM of environmental phenomena leads to efficient sensemaking and directs an ERDM thereby contributing to the environmental responsibility gestures of an organization. Green nudges attack the choice architecture of the decision maker toward ERDM. Research limitations/implications This framework contributes to the literature on corporate social responsibility. It advances the theories at the intersection of business, economy and natural environment. The framework built with assumptions opens the scope for future research and empirical testing. Practical implications This framework contributes to practice by recommending implementable and sustainable interventions. The inaccuracies found may become the base for a sector-wise training program. Due to mimetic isomorphism, driving CER may reap policy implications. Originality/value This multi-level conceptual framework is the first to propose individual level drivers of organizational level outcome CER through MM of environmental phenomena of key decision makers and green nudging. The paper offers complementary interventions.

Download Full-text

A conceptual framework for advanced practice: an action research project operationalizing anadvanced practitioner/consultant nurse role

Journal of Clinical Nursing ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2702.1997.00143.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 179-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Kim Manley

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Advanced Practice ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Research Project ◽

Nurse Role

Download Full-text

Evaluating research in developmental disabilities: a conceptual framework for reviewing treatment outcomes

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1017/s0012162299000110 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 55-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Charlene Butler ◽

Henry Chambers ◽

Murray Goldstein ◽

Susan Harris ◽

Judy Leach ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Treatment Outcomes

Download Full-text

Understanding Why Older People Develop a Wish to Die

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000078 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 204-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

M. L. Rurup ◽

H. R. W. Pasman ◽

J. Goedhart ◽

D. J. H. Deeg ◽

A. J. F. M. Kerkhof ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Cohort Studies ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Life Events ◽

Traumatic Life Events ◽

Quantitative Studies ◽

Wish To Die ◽

Open Coding ◽

Death Wishes ◽

Depth Interviews

Background: Quantitative studies in several European countries showed that 10–20% of older people have or have had a wish to die. Aims: To improve our understanding of why some older people develop a wish to die. Methods: In-depth interviews with people with a wish to die (n = 31) were carried out. Through open coding and inductive analysis, we developed a conceptual framework to describe the development of death wishes. Respondents were selected from two cohort studies. Results: The wish to die had either been triggered suddenly after traumatic life events or had developed gradually after a life full of adversity, as a consequence of aging or illness, or after recurring depression. The respondents were in a situation they considered unacceptable, yet they felt they had no control to change their situation and thus progressively “gave up” trying. Recurring themes included being widowed, feeling lonely, being a victim, being dependent, and wanting to be useful. Developing thoughts about death as a positive thing or a release from problems seemed to them like a way to reclaim control. Conclusions: People who wish to die originally develop thoughts about death as a positive solution to life events or to an adverse situation, and eventually reach a balance of the wish to live and to die.

Download Full-text