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"I Speak, Therefore I Am:" Identity and Self-Construction as Motivation to Engage in Electronic Word of Mouth

Taylor, David George - 2010

another as part of identity construction. This dissertation attempts to answer the following research questions: 1. Do self …-concept and identity motivate consumers to engage in electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM)? 2. Is there a conceptual model to represent …, hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results suggest that self-concept and identity indeed …

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Online identifiers in everyday life

Gross, Benjamin M. - 2010

Identifiers are an essential component of online communication. Email addresses and instant messenger usernames are two of the most common online identifiers. This dissertation focuses on the ways that social, technical and policy factors affect individual's behavior with online...

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Receipt management- transaction history based trust establishment

Bhargav-Spantzel, Abhilasha; Woo, Jungha; Bertino, Elisa - 2007

In a history-based trust-management system, users and service providers use information about past transactions to make trust-based decisions concerningcurrent transactions. One category of such systems is represented by the reputation systems. However, despite the growing body of experience in...

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14.662 Labor Economics II, Spring 2005

Autor, David H.; Piore, Michael J. - 2005

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and organizational structures. Special attention to theories of worker motivation and...

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BRANDING REGIONAL IDENTITY AS A DRIVER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Messely, Lies; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig H. - 2009

engaged in a process of “territorial competition” inan integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a …

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Factors influencing paradoxes of technology adoption and consumption

Ting, Sherman; Dubelaar, Chris; Dawson, Linda - 2005

With the rise of the internet and mobile telephony, many agree that Mobile-Business is the logical next step in the Electronic-Business revolution. Investigation of mobile electronic marketing is essential to ensure both consumers and organisations gain true value from the adoption and...

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Casino customers in Asian versus Western gaming jurisdictions: Implications for Western casino operators

Kale, Sudhir H.; Spence, Mark T. - 2009

Purpose – Most of the growth in casino expansion for the foreseeable future will take place in Asia. Western casino operators appreciate the immense opportunities afforded by the Asian markets, but judging by their performance abroad some have not adapted in ways necessary to survive and...

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Clustering of groups of regular customers in horticultural retail stores in Austria

Gabriel, Andreas; Menrad, Klaus - 2008

Paper prepared for presentation at the First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe(SHE), 17th to 20th February 2008 at Vienna/Austria held under the aegis of ALVA,APH, BNL-SHS, DGG, GSHS, IOH, INRA, NJF, PSHS, SECH, SOI and theInternational Society for Horticultural Science

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MOTIVE FÜR DEN KAUF EINER HEIZUNG - ERGEBNISSE EINER VERBRAUCHERBEFRAGUNG MIT DEM SCHWERPUNKT "HOLZPELLETHEIZUNGEN"

Decker, Thomas - 2007

Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th Industrieforum PelletsStuttgart (Germany), 10th October 2007

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A consumer perspective of green event performance

von der Heidt, Tania; Firmin, Rose - 2009

This paper looks at the under-researched area of assessing organisational green performance and its drivers from the consumer’s point of view. Drawing on the green literature, a model is advanced in which certain environmental attitudes held by consumers drive or restrain the performance...

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