Service delay, or unexpected delay after a service has been scheduled (Taylor 1994), is the most common type of service failure (Goodwin and Ross 1992). Unlike product failure that usually requires Read More »
In packaged-goods retailing, manufacturers and retailers seek to set price levels and select package sizes such that their products are optimally competitive. In doing so they can choose to Read More »
People want to express themselves (Berger and Heath 2008), and signaling research has found that they use products to do so (Escalas and Bettman 2003). However, sometimes people do not want to Read More »
The socioeconomic environments in which people grow up have a lasting influence on how they think and behave. Of unique interest to this research, social class can influence people’s preferred Read More »
Consumers routinely need to choose between mass-market (e.g., Häagen-Dazs) and niche brands (e.g., Halo Top), yet little research has examined the factors that influence such choices (Dalgic and Read More »