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Showing 1 to 20 of 98 for “"information search"”.
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Choice modeling with observed and unobserved information search
… representations by explicitly modeling the information search process leading up to a choice. Information search includes information acquisition as well as information processing, the respective observability of which often raises challenges in the modeling. The observability of information …
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Development of a Travelers' Information Search Behavior Model
… of today, understanding how travelers acquire information is important for marketing management decisions (Srinivasan 1990; Wilkie and Dickson 1985). For destination marketing managers, understanding information search behavior of travelers is crucial for designing effective marketing …
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A model of consumer preference for interpersonal information search
… on consumers' preference for interpersonal information search. A model offering individual and situational predictors of consumer preference was tested using structural equation modeling. The individual variables included people's susceptibility to social influence, their need for cognition, …
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Travel Information Search on the Internet: An Exploratory Study
"This research used a travel planning exercise to explore the travel information search on the Internet. The results showed that travelers use a variety of web sites to search for travel information and they have different semantic mental models regarding the same travel destination. Accordingly, …
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Unbiasing Information Search and Processing through Personal and Social Identity Mechanisms
… and religion can bias the way individuals seek information and weigh evidence. This psychological process can lead to distorted views of reality and polarization between opposing social groups. Substantial research confirms the existence and persistence of numerous identity-driven divides in …
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An international empirical comparison of in-store information search antecedents for a Christmas gift
… examines the underlying determinants of in-store information search for a Christmas clothing gift, specifically focusing on cultural differences. A self-administered survey, containing personality, situational and demographic measures, was distributed to actual consumers residing in three …
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The effects of accountability, justification and consensus on a decision-maker's information search behavior
… address three major issues. First, to extend the Information Search model (Cooper and Sniezek, 1990) to explain the decision-making process under varying levels of consensus and accountability. Second, to examine, in detail, the relative effects of inter-adviser consensus and judge-adviser …
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Travel motivations, information search behavior, and ethnic identity development among 1.5 generation Korean American college students
This research project was designed to explore (1) the ethnic identity achievement/ retention of 1.5 generation Korean American college students prior to their most recent travel to Korea; (2) their travel motivations for their most recent trip to Korea; (3) their information search behavior for …
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The effects of domain expertise on exploratory information search and topic learning in social search environment
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An exploratory investigation of Web usage : consumer behavior, information search, and the effects on traditional media consumption
The purpose of this research was to conduct an exploratory investigation into how individuals use the World Wide Web (also known as the "Web"). Specifically, the study examined Web users' information search behavior; their motivations behind using the Web and their preferences for certain Web …
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Contextual Effects in Tax Research: An Experimental Investigation of Adaptivity and Expert Performance in an Information Search Task
… differ in particular ways will conduct broader information search in planning than in compliance. I also predict that the nature of the decision is different in each context, resulting in the use of forward reasoning in the compliance context and backward reasoning in the planning context. …
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The information search of Taiwanese students within the decision-making business master's degrees in Taiwan and in the UK.
This study investigated Taiwanese students' information search regarding their application choices for business Master's degees in Taiwan). Taiwanese students studying) in Taiwan and Taiwanese students studying in the UK in this study were used to contrast the similarities and differences between …
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Strategies for real estate brokers to compete in an increasingly technology-driven market: exploring the value of information search and transaction management
This research examines the evolving role of real estate brokers in South Africa in the context of advancing technology, specifically focusing on Information Search and Transaction Management services. With the traditional information asymmetry enjoyed by brokers being eroded by technological …
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