The reliance on donations to build inventory distinguishes nonprofits from traditional retailers. This reliance on consumer donations means these organization face an inherently more volatile supply chain than retailers who source inventory from manufacturers. The authors propose that consumer...

This paper reports on three laboratory experiments designed to investigate the roles of decision costs and rewards on the accuracy of economic decisions. The experimental vehicle is a purchase decision employing the Becker-DeGroot-Marshak (BDM) mechanism. The first experiment verifies the...

Manufacturers are increasingly producing and promoting sustainable products (i.e., products that have a positive social and/or environmental impact). However, relatively little is known about how product sustainability impacts consumers' preferences. We propose that sustainability may not always...