Consumer adoption of e-services is an important goal for many service providers, however little is known about how different consumer segments perceive and evaluate them for adoption. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) explains information systems evaluation and adoption, however the Internetdelivered e-services context presents additional variance that requires supplemental measures to be a...

Using national survey data, this study examines how attention to five forms of genrespecific television programming influences people’s risk perception of nuclear power. We find that people who pay closer attention to science-themed crime drama and science documentaries are more likely to perceive nuclear power as potentially polluting and harmful to human health. Overall perceived risk associa...

Research on multinational corporations (MNCs) and host government political risk in developing countries has largely ignored local electoral politics, economic policies, and the MNC investment incentives they may generate. In response, I develop and test a framework for understanding MNC risk and investment behavior based on political business cycle considerations. Analyses of 408 MNC investmen...