Vosgerau, Joachim; Wertenbroch, Klaus; Carmon, Ziv - In: Journal of Consumer Research 32 (2006) 4, pp. 487-495
Why would consumers prefer live television, even when tape-delayed broadcasts provide the same sensory experience? We propose that indeterminacy is a key reason. Indeterminate consumption experiences (such as watching sports competitions live on television) unfold in ways that are not decided ex...