TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baca-Motes,Katie
AU  - Brown,Amber
AU  - Gneezy,Ayelet
AU  - Keenan,Elizabeth A
AU  - Nelson,Leif D.
TI  - Commitment and behavior change: evidence from the field
SN  - 00935301
AV  - HF5415.3 JOU 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Behaviour change
KW  - Hotel guests
KW  - Consumer behavior research
N2  - Influencing behavior change is an ongoing challenge in psychology, economics, and consumer behavior research. Building on previous work on commitment, self-signaling, and the principle of consistency, a large, intensive field experiment (N = 2,416) examined the effect of hotel guests' commitment to practice environmentally friendly behavior during their stay. Notably, commitment was symbolic—guests were unaware of the experiment and of the fact that their behavior would be monitored, which allowed them to exist in anonymity and behave as they wish. When guests made a brief but specific commitment at check-in, and received a lapel pin to symbolize their commitment, they were over 25% more likely to hang at least one towel for reuse, and this increased the total number of towels hung by over 40%. This research highlights how a small, carefully planned intervention can have a significant impact on behavior. Theoretical and practical implications for motivating desired behavior are discussed
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1086/667226
ER  -