aversive state of boredom characterized by a desire to engage in any meaningful activity but an inability to do so, both in … their private and organizational lives. Design/methodology/approach - A review of the literature on boredom, focusing on the … meaning and attention components (MAC) model of boredom is conducted to explain the phenomenon. This is followed by an …

In this paper, we study utilizing a game theoretic model, how variety seeking triggered by customer boredom may affect … a firm's rewards program, pricing strategy and profits. Customer Boredom is conceptualized as a utility loss resulting … period, consumers trade off the utility loss from boredom with the benefits from obtaining the reward offered. In our …

and boredom relate to avoidant (alcohol consumption) and confrontative (exercise frequency) consumer coping behaviors via …

As boredom in the workplace is an important factor with widespread consequences, research interest in this topic is … very high. This paper proposes a way of decreasing workplace boredom and thereby the negative effects associated with it …. Based on literature about contrast effects, this paper develops the hypothesis that contrast between boredom levels leads to …