How many admirals does it take to change a light bulb? Organizational innovation, energy efficiency, and the United States Navy’s battle over LED lighting

Dew, Nicholas; Aten, Kathryn; Ferrer, Geraldo

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2017.02.009

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“…The framework has been less widely applied in the workplace setting. It is outside the scope of this paper to provide a detailed review of all the applications of the ECF but, in focusing on applications in work environments, Dew, et al [65] applied the ECF to examine how complex organisations (US Navy) make decisions about adopting energy innovations. They found decisions about energy efficiency improvements are firmly rooted in the prevailing energy cultures of an organisation.…”

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“…They found decisions about energy efficiency improvements are firmly rooted in the prevailing energy cultures of an organisation. They note that while sometimes there may be economic and operational benefits that support the adoption of efficiency measures, existing ECF characteristics associated with energy topics being 'backgrounded' in day-to-day activities can lead to a delay in the roll-out of energy efficiency measures, as shown, for example, by the roll-out of LEDs taking over a decade [65].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These examples show the breadth of application of the ECF in workplace settings, ranging from Bell et al [67] and Dew et al [65], who apply the framework to examine The ECF has been applied to a variety of research topics, such as examining firewood and cooking practices [59], transport mobility [60], understanding participation in energy programmes [61], and energy use and production in the domestic setting [62][63][64]. The framework has been less widely applied in the workplace setting.…”

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Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Brown

2024

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One way to achieve energy efficiency in the workplace is to change employee behaviour. Research in this area is limited, and significant gaps remain in understanding differences in how energy is used within workplaces and the suitability of existing frameworks for application in workplace settings. This paper addresses these gaps by applying and further developing the interdisciplinary energy culture framework (ECF) to examine employee energy use in an industrial workplace with an office and manufacturing areas. A mixed methods approach consisting of surveys, a focus group and interviews is applied. Results show significant differences in the office and manufacturing areas, with office areas having a more energy-efficient energy culture. Qualitative results show differences exist due to organizational behaviours, such as the effectiveness of business communications methods, varying levels of investment, the physical environment and work tasks. Results also show external influences, such as government budgets, business structure, and wider organisational cultures, impact energy cultures and how energy is used. This paper proposes modifications to the ECF, which acknowledges the multi-scalar nature of workplace energy cultures. This paper demonstrates how the ECF can be applied to workplace settings, allowing further understanding of how energy is used, and identifying wider organizational, occupational, and individual psychological influences on energy use.

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Section: Energy Culture Frameworkmentioning

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Section: Energy Culture Frameworkmentioning

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2024

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“…As mentioned above, framing also emerges as a key part of a whole process of sense-making and action in the organizational and group decision-making literature. In a striking case, Dew et al (66) showed how dominant frames in the US Navy blocked nearly 20 years of efforts to introduce LED lighting; they reviewed, and excluded, numerous alternate hypotheses for this lack of climate change action. Wright & Nyberg (67, p. 1633) described the use of framing as a key mechanism to describe how businesses subsume the "grand challenge" of climate change into the "mundane and comfortable concerns of 'business as usual,' " leading to nonradical changes in practices.…”

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Climate change decision-making has emerged in recent decades as an area of research and practice, expanding on an earlier focus on climate policy. Defined as the study of decisions relevant for climate change, it draws on developments in decision science, particularly advances in the study of cognitive and deliberative processes in individuals and organizations. The effects of climate, economic, social, and other framings on decision-making have been studied, often showing that nonclimate frames can be as effective, or more effective, than climate frames in promoting decision-making and action. The concept of urgency, linked to the ideas of climate crisis and climate emergency, has taken on importance in recent years. Research on climate decision-making has influenced numerous areas of climate action, including nudges and other behavioral interventions, corporate social responsibility, and Indigenous decision-making. Areas of transformational change, such as strategic retreat in the face of sea-level rise, are emerging. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Volume 45 is October 19, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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“…Outro benefício significativo do LED é a redução significativa da manutenção, diminuição de sobressalentes e aumento da confiabilidade (Freymiller, 2009) ainda aspectos organizacionais subjetivos. Não é uma tarefa simples convencer organizações tradicionais que é importante adotar novas tecnologias (Dew et al, 2017).…”

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Análise dos Impactos da Substituição de Lâmpadas Fluorescentes por Lâmpadas LED em Navios Militares

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A busca pela eficiência e um melhor gerenciamento da energia elétrica em embarcações têm se tornado cada vez mais constante. Uma maneira simples e eficaz de contribuir para a melhoria da eficiência energética nos navios é a substituição de lâmpadas fluorescentes por lâmpadas LED (Light EmittingDiode). Além do aumento da eficiência, os LED trazem significantes benefícios para a rede elétrica do navio, como por exemplo, a melhoria do fator de potência da instalação e da qualidade da energia, além de redução da manutenção devido ao seu maior tempo de vida útil. O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso a ser implementado em um navio de pequeno porte da Marinha do Brasil, para a substituição de lâmpadas fluorescentes por lâmpadas LED. Serão analisados, de forma detalhada, os benefícios que a utilização do LED traz para sob vários aspectos para o navio. Além das vantagens técnicas associadas à substituição, será avaliado também o aspecto econômico, considerando o investimento inicial, economia de combustível da fonte térmica geradora de energia e o tempo de vida útil.

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How many admirals does it take to change a light bulb? Organizational innovation, energy efficiency, and the United States Navy’s battle over LED lighting

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Climate Decision-Making

Análise dos Impactos da Substituição de Lâmpadas Fluorescentes por Lâmpadas LED em Navios Militares

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