José Manuel Ortega Egea

E-Health Services Adoption by European General Practitioners

This paper presents an empirical investigation on the adoption of Internet technologies among European General Practitioners. Two main purposes are pursued: (1) Segmentation of European physicians, based on their adoption and main professional uses of the Internet and the Web; (2) Analysis of regional distribution of segments in European countries.

Environmental Information Influences on Pro-environmental Behaviour Aimed at Fighting Climate Change: Main and Moderating Effects

Climate change arguably represents the most challenging environmental threat of our time, owing to its magnitude, complexity, and irreversible effects (European Commission, 2008; Moser, 2010). This issue has garnered increased attention since the late eighties (Nerlich et al., 2010). At first, a great deal of media and public debate centered on the existence of climate change; later, the discussion shifted to the origins of climate change and global warming, be it anthropogenic (ie, human-induced) or part of the natural cycle of the Earth’s climate (Moser, 2010). Nowadays, there is general agreement in the scientific community regarding the existence and anthropogenic causes of climate change (Nerlich et al., 2010).

Exploring Country-Based Motives for Anti-Consumption: A Qualitative Study

Although still in its infancy, anti-consumption literature has shed some light on the motives behind consumers’ avoidance of commercial products and brands. Country-based consumption resistance—the focus of this paper—has been examined mostly through the effects of ‘country animosity’ and ‘consumer ethnocentrism’ on reluctance to buy foreign products (Lee, Motion, and Conroy, 2009). Yet, despite the importance of these concepts, alternative country-based issues are likely to underlie anti-consumption decisions. Hence, this work delves into the country-based antecedents of product avoidance—that is, it explores the country-based components/antecedents of consumer resistance and anti-consumption; moreover, the authors take a broader look at the roots of country animosity. To accomplish these purposes, a qualitative, interpretive approach is adopted.