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The End Of Stigma? Understanding The Dynamics Of Legitimization In The Context Of TV Series

This research focuses on the consumption practices and meanings associated with television series. Specifically, we investigate the tensions in consumer narratives arising from traditionally Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Stephanie Feiereisen, Dina Rasolofoarison, Kristine de Valck, Julien Schmitt
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Wireless Good Samaritan: Pro-social Behavior In Mobile Networks

A growing body of research on individual and group behavior in digital social networks (Borgatti et al. 2009; Eagle, Pentland, and Lazer 2009; Kossinets and Watts 2006; Lazer et al. 2009; Onnela et Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Jayson S. Jia, Xianchi Dai, Jianmin Jia
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Happiness From Ordinary And Extraordinary Experiences

How should we invest our finite resources to maximize our happiness? One influential stream of literature finds that experiential purchases bring greater happiness than material purchases (e.g., Van Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Amit Bhattacharjee, Cassie Mogilner
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Power And Brand Compatibility In Close Relationships: A Dyadic Investigation

Although consumers often evaluate, purchase, and consume brands in the presence of others, relatively little is known about the role that brand preferences play in close relationships. To fill this Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Grainne M. Fitzsimons, Danielle J. Brick, Tanya L. Chartrand, Gavan J. Fitzsimons
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Psychophysics Of Humor

Psychological distance (due to the passage of time, degree of social familiarity, differences between geographical locations, or degree of reality) is an important factor in transforming tragedy into Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: A. Peter McGraw, Lawrence Williams, Caleb Warren
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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