How is the outcome of the categorization process represented? This question has gone virtually unaddressed. A notable exception is Barsalou (2012) which proposes that categorization results in a type–token predication, whereby the type representation (e.g. DOG) is predicated of the token representation of the categorized individual (e.g. Fido). Another is Jackendoff (1983) which proposes that c...

reincarnation (tan?sokh) and return (raj?t) are two similar, and at the same time controversial, issues in religious beliefs domain. the first is an important doctrine among great number of religions and philosophical and theosophical schools in world; and the second has also a significant position in some religions. this similarity is so that some people consider them as one doctrine. but this...

This paper explores how dimensions of new product, specifically, originality and usefulness, influence word-of-mouth (WOM). In four studies, using lab and field setups, we find that originality and usefulness have different effects on WOM. We show that consumers spread more WOM about original products, but the valence of what they say depends on product usefulness. Thus, originality enhances th...

Originality is an important goal of research. However, relatively little known about the characteristics and motivations individual researchers or facilitating hindering factors that, in combination, can lead to original research outputs. This a gap this study aims fill. Interviews with 20 highly academics (identified by their peers) active field tourism identify four shared main traits among s...