Information systems researchers often conceptualize constructs as higher-order multidimensional entities. As is the case with the specification of first-order dimensions, researchers seem to have two basic choices regarding measurement specification at the second-order level: to operationalize...

The introduction of emerging technologies in retailing and their infusion into the service encounter necessitates research to better understand consumer attitude toward the usage of technology into the service delivery systems. The capability of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology...

Previous studies in information systems research and service marketing treat customer behavior towards technology-based services homogeneously. However, recent studies recognize that users have different attitude towards different technologies even if these technologies used to support the same...

The vast majority of the extant literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has focused on the macro (firm) level of analysis by examining the linkage between CSR and firm-level outcomes. As such, very few studies have focused on the micro (individual) level of analysis. Against this...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum among researchers and practitioners. In spite of this extensive interest, systematic research regarding the effects of CSR on other stakeholder groups, besides consumers, remains sparse. Based on a field study in a global Fortune 500...

Brands enjoy significant benefits with emersion in emotionally strong relationships. These benefits include positively biased brands perceptions, devaluation of alternatives, true brand loyalty, and positive word-of-mouth communication, among others. The present study investigates the phenomenon...

The present study investigates how consumers evaluate particular characteristics of grocery perishable products. Two important characteristics of perishables, the expiration date and price, and two value adding concepts, namely quality guarantees and corporate social responsibility (CSR)...

Expiration date-based pricing (EDBP) occurs when a grocery retailer reduces the price of a perishable product according to its remaining shelf life. While, conventional wisdom suggests that this practice leads to negative consumer evaluations of brand quality, a series of field experiments...