scholarly journals Direct Effect and Spillover Effect of ICT on Electricity Consumption in China: Evidence from a Spatial Panel Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jianjun Xu ◽  
Xiaowei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
Negative Spillover

The extensive use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has facilitated people’s lives and promoted the improvement of productivity. In the meantime, ICT has a profound effect on the efficiency of electricity utilization and the demand for electricity. The existing studies consider the direct effect of ICT on electricity consumption (EC) but neglect the spillover effect of ICT on EC and their action channels. Under the assumption of cross-section dependence, this paper introduces spatial modeling techniques to confirm the positive direct effect and negative spillover effect of ICT on EC. The positive direct effects and negative spillover effects of information technology on EC are similar to those of the communication technology, and the absolute value of the former is also greater than the latter. Additionally, the results of meditation effect modeling also confirm that there exists an incomplete mediating effect in the process of the ICT affecting EC through the channels of economic growth and the adjustment of the industrial structure. This study provides freshly empirical evidence for people to better understand the role of ICT in EC and opens fresh insights for policymakers to make corresponding policy adjustments.

Using an Ethical Framework to Examine Linkages Between “Going Green” in Research Practices and Information and Communication Technologies

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-45
Author(s):  
Maliha Zaman ◽  
Claire A. Simmers ◽  
Murugan Anandarajan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Judgment ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Dissemination Of Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Psychology Literature ◽  
The Relationship

The link between “Going Green” in research practices and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is studied using general ethics and social psychology literature. This paper investigates and concludes that a researcher’s ethical judgment is the strongest factor influencing their intention to follow green research practices (GRP). Their ethical judgment is molded indirectly by the researcher’s attitude towards environmental awareness. Their intention towards GRP is influenced by existing research practices and experience in using a technology touted as a greening enabler, Web 2.0. The strength of the relationship suggests there is no pivotal turning point in the research practices to become green. This paper concludes that GRP represent a smaller, albeit important, paradigm shift affecting the conduct and dissemination of research with positive spillover effects for the environment.

The Mediating Effect of Material Cultures as Human Hybridization

2011 ◽  
pp. 31-53
Author(s):  
L. Magnani
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Distributed Cognition ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Survival And Reproduction ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Common

We already are hybrid humans, fruit of a kind of co-evolution of both our brains and the common, scientific, social, and moral knowledge we have produced by ourselves, starting from the birth of material culture with our ancestors until the recent effects generated by the whole field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). We all are constitutively natural born cyborgs; that is, biotechnological hybrid minds. Our minds should not be considered to be located only in the head; human beings have solved their problems of survival and reproduction, distributing cognitive and ethical functions to external nonbiological sources, props, and aids, which originate cultures. This chapter also illustrates the interplay between cultures and distributed cognition, taking advantage of the so-called disembodiment of mind, and stresses the problem of the co-evolution between brains and cultures. The second part of the chapter is related to the analysis of the interplay between cultures and cognition and of some consequences concerning the problem of intercultural communication in light of the role of moral mediators, docility, and cyberprivacy. Finally, I discuss some suggestions concerning the problem of what I call the principle of isolation of cultures, with respect to the effects of ICTs.

scholarly journals An Enabling Mechanism for Subsidiary Autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lu-Jui Chen ◽  
Hung-Tai Tsou ◽  
Chun-Chung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Subsidiary Management ◽  
Knowledge Absorption

Most studies discuss the mechanisms through which multinational enterprises (MNEs) empower their autonomy to their subsidiaries. However, how giving autonomy can promote one’s absorptive capability is less investigated. In addition, the linked relationship is important for subsidiaries, but it also has a spillover effect. Based on this idea, this study analyzes the market conditions and springboard intentions as the reasons for subsidiary autonomy. We use data from subsidiaries that are located in Taiwan to test our contention. Our findings indicated that market conditions have positive impacts on empowering autonomy, and autonomy would allow subsidiaries to improve their knowledge absorption capacities. This study also verified the mediating effect of autonomy and the moderating effect of vertical integration quality. In general, our findings contribute to international enterprise and subsidiary management theory and have practical referential value for spillover effects and investment strategies.

The negative spillover effect in sports sponsorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaofeng Yuan ◽  
Chunhui Huo ◽  
Tariq H. Malik
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sports Sponsorship ◽  
Sports Team ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Spillover

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine a possible negative spillover effect in sports sponsorship to answer whether the sponsored team’s poor performance will have a negative effect on audiences’ trust in its sponsor’s brand. The authors further analysed whether the audience’s attitude towards the team plays a mediating role and whether the audience’s personality type (active vs passive) plays a moderating role in this negative spillover effect. Design/methodology/approach Three experimental studies were conducted with 380 Chinese undergraduates and MBA student participants over two years. The authors designed the experiment as a computer-mediated intervention in which good, poor and neutral performance groups were compared. After the respondents were exposed to the intervention, we asked them to answer questions using a computer terminal. We analysed the data from the three experiments through analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression analysis and a bootstrap. Findings The audiences who were exposed to a team’s poor performance condition reported less trust in the sponsor’s brand relative to those exposed to a good performance condition, and the brand trust was even lower than for those who were exposed to a control condition (no performance information). Further, the audience’s negative attitude towards the sports team mediated the negative effect of the team’s poor performance on its sponsor’s brand trust. The negative effect was more obvious for individuals with Type A personalities (active) than for those with Type B personalities (passive). Originality/value The prior literature has neglected a possible negative effect of a sports team’s performance on its sponsor’s brand trust. In particular, questions of whether, how and when this negative effect occurs are critical for sponsors, teams, and audiences. Since sports team sponsorship is burgeoning in China, the negative implications are unclear in this new context. Thus, the revelation that the negative spillover effects of a team’s poor performance on audiences’ trust in the sponsor’s brand provides two original contributions. First, the negative effect reveals value for multiple sponsorship stakeholders. Second, the Chinese context in this study adds value for future research and practice regarding both Chinese-foreign and domestic Chinese decisions.

scholarly journals Will Low-Carbon Purchasing Behavior Make Residents’ Behaviors Greener? Research Based on Spillover Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Yue ◽  
Lan Zhang ◽  
Ruyin Long ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Chenchen Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Bootstrap Method ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Use Behavior ◽  
Recycling Behavior

Low-carbon purchasing behavior is the core part of low-carbon consumption behavior. Its impact on low-carbon use behavior, recycling behavior, and garbage sorting behavior needs to be further clarified. Based on self-perception theory and cognitive dissonance theory, this paper constructs a theoretical model of the spillover effect of low-carbon purchasing behavior on low-carbon use behavior, recycling behavior and garbage sorting behavior through self-efficacy and environmental self-identity. This paper uses the Bootstrap method to analyze 494 valid questionnaires empirically. The results show that: low-carbon purchasing behavior has a significantly positive effect on low-carbon use behavior, recycling behavior, and garbage sorting behavior. Self-efficacy and environmental self-identity play partially parallel mediating roles in the spillover effect. The mediating effect of environmental self-efficacy is stronger than environmental self-identity between low-carbon purchasing behavior and low-carbon use behavior. The mediating effect of self-efficacy is weaker than environmental self-identity between low-carbon purchasing behavior and recycling behavior or garbage sorting behavior. The spillover effects are different in demographic variables. The spillover effect of men is more substantial than women. The spillover effect of residents in 18–44 years old is more significant than residents in other age groups. The spillover effect of married residents is the largest. Residents with a bachelor’s degree have the most significant spillover effects on recycling behavior and garbage sorting behavior than residents with other educational levels. Professional and technical personnel have the most considerable spillover effect than other occupation types. The spillover effect is the largest when the family have three members. The spillover effect of residents with a monthly household income of 6,000–8,000 yuan is the largest between low-carbon purchasing behavior and low-carbon use behavior.

scholarly journals The influence of moral credentials and sociopolitical ideology on the negative spillover of environmental behaviours

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Currie
Keyword(s):  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Environmental Behaviours ◽  
Present Thesis ◽  
Negative Spillover

The present thesis investigated whether negative spillover of environmental behaviours (i.e., when engaging in one green behaviour decreases engagement in subsequent pro-environmental behaviours) can be explained within the framework of the moral credentials phenomenon (i.e., when engaging in one moral behaviour reduces engagement in further moral behaviours). Specifically, the goal was to test whether a boost in self-esteem following a green behaviour increased the likelihood of a moral credential negative spillover effect, and whether this effect was more likely for left-wingers (vs. right-wingers), because they perceive green behaviours as more moral. Study 1 found, as predicted, that left-wingers (vs. right-wingers) perceived green behaviours as more moral and that positive feelings associated with engaging in green behaviours mediated this relation. Furthermore, Study 2 found there was a marginally significant moral credential negative spillover effect. However, the proposed moderating effect of political orientation and mediating effect of self-esteem were not found.

The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Economic Growth and Electricity Consumption

2020 ◽  
pp. 307-324
Author(s):  
Burcu Berke ◽  
Gülsüm Akarsu ◽  
Gökhan Obay
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Economic Variables ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Impact

Information overload is an important issue in the digital economy. Although, information can be easily accessed and disseminated by widespread use of information and communication technologies (ICT) since 1990s; among countries, there are still significant disparities in information access and utilization as well as ICT access and usage. ICT affect economy, industries and companies holistically and have important functions like increasing economic growth and promoting development. The basic purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of ICT on economic growth and electricity consumption for a group of Balkan and Eastern European countries by using other economic variables that affect electricity consumption and growth, such as income and electricity consumption for control purposes. This study employed a panel data method on a group of Balkan and Eastern European countries to verify the effect of other economic variables, primarily electricity consumption and found that ICT had positive impacts on economic growth.

scholarly journals Impact Analysis of Large-Scale Environmental Spot Inspection Policy on Green Innovation: Evidence From China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Chen ◽  
Meitong Ren ◽  
Liye Chen
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Inspection Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Spillover

The spot inspection policy has been widely applied in environmental protection in China. This paper collects environmental enforcement announcements and green patent data published by Chinese government agencies from 2006 to 2015. First, it studies the impact of spot inspection on green innovation with the spatial Durbin model. Then, it analyzes spatial heterogeneity according to the eastern, central, and western regions including 29 provinces. The spot inspection policy significantly increases the green innovation of a current region with a negative spillover effect on neighboring regions. Even though this policy has the best performance in the eastern region, it leads to pollution transfer into the western region, while being ineffective in the central region. Further, analysis on the spatial spillover effects of the 29 provinces proves that 21 provinces have a positive spillover effect, while eight provinces have a negative spillover effect. The research study shows that although spot inspection is generally beneficial to green innovation, pollution transfer and policy failure exist because of spatial heterogeneity.

scholarly journals Spatial Spillover Effect and Action Path of Electricity Consumption Driven by China’s Financial Development based on Global Co-integration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Xu ◽  
Xuejiao Ma ◽  
Xiaoqing Xu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Structure Optimization ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Spatial Spillover ◽  
Spatial Spillover Effects ◽  
Industrial Structure Optimization

Abstract Although studies on the influencing factors of electricity consumption are rich, the focus on the relationship between financial development and electricity consumption is scarce due to the characteristics of financial sector. In fact, the financial development cannot only increase electricity consumption, but also have the spatial spillover effects. Based on the global spatial modelling techniques, the long-term and short-term relationship between financial development and electricity consumption is examined, and the intermediary effect of financial development on electricity consumption through economic growth, urbanization and industrial structure optimization is also verified. Results show that there is a global co-integration relationship between financial development, economic growth, urbanization, industrial structure optimization and China's electricity consumption, rather than a local co-integration relationship. When the short-term change of electricity consumption deviates from the equilibrium state, the global error correction mechanism can promote the unbalanced system to return to equilibrium from time and spatial dimension. This study not only confirms the spatial spillover effects, but also heterogeneous influences of financial development on electricity consumption, which provides new evidence to make relevant policies.

scholarly journals The influence of moral credentials and sociopolitical ideology on the negative spillover of environmental behaviours

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Currie
Keyword(s):  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Environmental Behaviours ◽  
Present Thesis ◽  
Negative Spillover

The present thesis investigated whether negative spillover of environmental behaviours (i.e., when engaging in one green behaviour decreases engagement in subsequent pro-environmental behaviours) can be explained within the framework of the moral credentials phenomenon (i.e., when engaging in one moral behaviour reduces engagement in further moral behaviours). Specifically, the goal was to test whether a boost in self-esteem following a green behaviour increased the likelihood of a moral credential negative spillover effect, and whether this effect was more likely for left-wingers (vs. right-wingers), because they perceive green behaviours as more moral. Study 1 found, as predicted, that left-wingers (vs. right-wingers) perceived green behaviours as more moral and that positive feelings associated with engaging in green behaviours mediated this relation. Furthermore, Study 2 found there was a marginally significant moral credential negative spillover effect. However, the proposed moderating effect of political orientation and mediating effect of self-esteem were not found.

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