The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors influencing informed group decision-making. A survey of 26 questions collected information on group decision-making in regards to organizational characteristics, technology use, social interaction, management involvement, and decision quality....

The landscape of doctoral education in the field of management is changing as an increasing number of working adults with management experience seek to gain knowledge and skills beyond the Master’s degree, but not in preparation for academic teaching positions. In the rapidly changing...

Despite the rapid and dramatic changes in the structure of the American family over the past thirty years (e.g., divorce, single parenting), consumer researchers have largely neglected the issue of how alternative family forms influence consumer behavior. The authors' initial inquiry into this...

Over the past decade, materialism has emerged as an important research topic. Materialism is generally viewed as the value placed on the acquisition of material objects. Previous research finds that high levels of material values are negatively associated with subjective well-being. However,...