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FEAR APPEALS AS ADVERTISING STRATEGY: SHOULD THEY BE USED?
Michael S. LaTour, Shaker A. ZahraReview of various models of the fear communication process and research on the effectiveness of fear appeals indicates that fear arousal is a complex, individually unique emotion…
COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY AND BOUNDARY SPANNING IN THE PRODUCT MANAGER'S ROLE
Steven Lysonski, Alan Singer, David WilemonEvidence suggests that product managers' need to communicate across organizational and environmental boundaries under conditions of uncertainty can give rise to powerful role…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb008227. When citing the article, please…
A COMPANY STUDY Green Stamps: A Case Study
Mary PollackMany people undoubtedly assume that S&H Green Stamps have gone out of business. That's far from the case. It is an almost $200 million‐a‐year business, and it's about to be reborn…
COMMENTARY SOFT DATA—HARD DATA: THE PAINFUL ART OF FENCE‐SITTING
Daniel SeymourQuantitative methodology and qualitative methodology are not mutually exclusive. Yet much of consumer research is undertaken from the point of view that an object or state should…
USING THE LIST OF VALUES (LOV) TO UNDERSTAND CONSUMERS
Lynn R. Kahle, Patricia KennedyResearch on social values has been shown to be beneficial in market segmentation. This article describes the List of Values (LOV), a methodology that may allow comparison and…
FUTURE STRATEGIC EMPHASES IN SERVICE VERSUS GOODS BUSINESSES
A. Parasuraman, P. VaradarajanNumerous conceptual and empirical studies in the services marketing literature have focused on the unique characteristics of services and the resulting marketing problems…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb006059. When citing the article, please…
“I CAN DO IT MYSELF:” TRAINING THE SERVICE CONSUMER TO CONTRIBUTE TO SERVICE PRODUCTIVITY
Cathy GoodwinScene I: A major hotel. 1. Guest A called the desk right after check‐in to report a burned‐out light bulb and an absence of hot water; both were fixed in an hour. Guest A also…
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0887-6045e-ISSN:
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Kristina Heinonen
- Professor Mark Rosenbaum