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Natural Scarcity – What Makes A Product A Suitable Means For Status Signaling

From Stone Age pottery, to Renaissance paintings and modern luxury watches, there is strong evidence that using objects as status symbols is at the core of human behavior. This phenomenon has been Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Robert Kreuzbauer, Shankha Basu, Dan King
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Embodied Gentleness Effect: The Influence Of Hand Movements On Food Preferences

Imagine that you have just finished some hand grip exercises, or you have just finished putting together a puzzle. You find some grapes and apples on the kitchen table. Which fruit would you choose Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: En Li, Donnel Briley, Gerald Gorn
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Effects Of Ambient Light On Choices Between Virtues And Vices

In most retail contexts, managers usually have flexibility in controlling the ambient light intensity. Hence, not surprisingly, stores and restaurants vary greatly in terms of ambient light intensity Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Dipayan Biswas, Courtney Szocs, Donald R. Lehmann
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Commitment To Virtuous Behaviors - How Self-Control Shapes Commitment To Near Versus Distant

Virtuous behaviors are behaviors that people believe they ought to do, but might find them difficult (Ein-Gar, Goldenberg, & Sagiv, 2013; Read, Loewenstein, & Kalyanaraman, 1999). Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Danit Ein-Gar
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Development Of The Mindful Consumption Process Through The Sufficiency Economy

Employing qualitative methods, this study attempts to understand how consumers practice mindful consumption. Through applying the concept of the sufficiency economy, the process of mindful Read More »

Date: 01/2013
Author: Theeranuch Pusaksrikit, Siwarit Pongsakornrungsilp, Pimlapas Pongsakornrungsilp
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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