Consumer Protection

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Determinants Of Contract Plan Choice

Service providers frequently offer contract plans and bind consumers for the time of the con-tract length in return for a price discount. These contract plans differentiate between consum-ers who Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Christian Schlereth, Siham El Kihal
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Click, Buy, Return – Using Clickstream Data To Uncover Behavioral Patterns In E-Commerce Product

Can we predict product return behavior from online shopping behavior? Prior studies have used clickstream data to analyze online shopping behavior and its impact on purchase decisions. This Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Marius Rosenberg, Malte Brettel
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Usage Frequency Neglect

Most people will agree that, except for products like a sunroof whose mere ownership can be a source of enjoyment, consumers must consider how often they expect to use whatever they intend to buy. Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Mauricio Mittelman, Dilney Gonçalves
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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When A Sequence Of Decisions Leads To Unfavorable Outcome: The Conflicting Roles Of Perceived

Consumers make numerous decisions every day. These decisions may form a causal sequence in which earlier decisions influence subsequent ones. For example, a decision of which restaurant to go to is a Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Maggie Y. Chu, Robert S. Wyer, Jr., Lisa C. Wan
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Effect Of Perceived Elevation On Consumer Risk-Taking

We frequently use directional words such as “up” or “down” to talk about the concepts related to power. Sentences such as “he is at the height of his power” or “he fell from power” Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Ata Jami, Himanshu Mishra, William Moore
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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