The advent of nearly ubiquitous information infrastructures has led many to predict that one effect of electronic markets will be the bypassing of intermediaries in electronic markets. The ability of electronic networks to reduce transaction costs is the theoretical cause of this supposed trend. We suggest that, on the contrary, not only is it likely that widely available information infrastruc...

Web-based consumer health information portals are on the increase. With such a large number of health related sites available, design and information quality are key concerns. This article provides an evaluation framework based on the work of Slack (2001) and the HONcode guidelines. Research shows that greater transparency is needed with regard to how rating instruments are constructed and vali...

Over the last two decades, scholars in information systems and consumer research have started to successfully apply methods from neuroscience to research questions on emotional aspects related to IS or consumption behavior. However, there is still a lack of understanding regarding which particular facets of emotion can actually be measured by the various neuroscientific techniques. Especially w...

Projektiewe tegnieke behels 'n dubbelsinnige stimulus waarvolgens die subjek sy/haar persoonlikheid, houdings, opinies en selfkonsep as integrale deel van die self in ‘n situasie projekteer ten einde struktuur of betekenis daaraan te gee. Projektiewe tegnieke word in kwalitatiewe verbruikersgedragen bemarkingstudies gebruik om subjekte se onbewuste of "verskuilde" gevoelens, houdings en motiewe...

Hardly any in-depth knowledge is currently available on how different types of product-relevant information influence online consumer trust and purchase decision. To address this research gap, we apply a generic function-based information typology to systematically classify the large variety of online product information and plan for a focused comparison of their functional roles and differenti...

sional researcher on banking, financial markets, economic forecasting, the housing market, consumer finance, the regional economy, and more. More abstracts may be found at www.philadelphiafed.org/ research-and-data/publications/research-rap/. You can find their full working papers at http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/publications/working-papers/. Abstracts of research papers prod...