Which motivational design principles are most effective in encouraging employees to act pro-environmentally? This project examines in particular the potential of information systems to increase the employees' motivation of environmentally friendly behaviour in the workplace.
A project team from Passau, Heilbronn and Frankfurt monitors several thousand German companies, which have been established since 1990. The researchers focus on the founders' role: Do they influence the innovative power of their company?
It is the car buyers who decide whether electric vehicles are a success. In this research project, a team from the University of Passau will analyse the behaviour of electric vehicle users to identify criteria for the acceptance of electronic and plug-in-hybrid vehicles.
German car buyers are hesitant when it comes to buying electric vehicles. Academics from the University of Passau have identified the five most common barriers and found a remedy: value-added services.