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Camaraderie In Crime: Shared Self-control Decisions And Affiliation

Self-control decisions very often involve an element of both social influence and social consequence, and consumers exhibiting high levels of self-control experience greater social acceptance for a Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Michael L. Lowe, Kelly Haws
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Conspicuous Consumption, Relationships And Rivals: Women’s Luxury Products As Signals To Other

A designer handbag found on the shelves of stores such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, or Nordstrom costs anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars. Yet an average American woman Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Yajin Wang, Vladas Griskevicius
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Impact Of Comparisons With Others On Creativity Outcomes

From scrapbooking to gift designing, from online co-creation (e.g., “My Starbucks Idea”) to customization (e.g., NikeID customization service), people often undertake the role of designer. The Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Ke (Christy) Tu, Jennifer J. Argo
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Towards Understanding Creative Ingenuity In Dire Situations

From deadly natural disasters to terrorism and wars to violent crimes, today’s 24/7 media constantly exposes us to information that makes our own mortality salient. At times, we may even be quite Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Haiyang Yang, Amitava Chattopadhyay
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Is She My New Friend? The Effect Of Social Exclusion On Consumer Preference For Anthropomorphized

Anthropomorphism, defined as the tendency of seeing human characteristics in non-human agents (Epley, Waytz, and Cacioppo 2007), is often used in marketing communications. For example, marketers Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Rocky Peng Chen, Echo Wen Wan, Eric Levy
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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