This paper builds an enactment theory of commitment to an emerging organizational field, energy efficiency and renewable energy, which is of importance to business and society. Findings from surveys, carried out in a period when this field was constrained by low energy prices and lack of government support, illustrate the theory. The factors driving ongoing commitment during this period were ac...

The upsurge of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic highlighted vulnerability cultural tourism to unprecedented crisis constraining individual freedom travel. Museums and institutions have been prompted reconfigure their organizational structures service offering survive backlash pandemic. However, literature does not agree on initiatives which are most effective in augmenting viability ...

The matching effect is the empirical finding that romantic couples have a high correlation in physical attractiveness. It remains a debate as to whether this correlation is based purely on similarity preference the matching hypothesis or marketplace forces. We present a new marketplace model for romantic relationships. Previous models granted every person access to his/her own attractiveness. I...

.........................................................................................iii TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................................................iv LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW...........................1 Attractiveness Stereotypes............

We contrast memory-based and stimulus-based choices, using dual-process theories such as Kahneman and Frederick’s system 1/system 2 dichotomy. Systems 1 and 2 are conceptualized as distinct modes of thought, the former automatic and affective, the latter controlled and deliberate. Cognitive load impedes system 2, yielding greater reliance on system 1. In memory-based choice, consumers must main...

Two experiments were designed to replicate and extend [Lindgaard et al.’s, 2006. Attention web designers: you have 50ms to make a good first impression! Behaviour and Information Technology 25(2), 115–126] findings that users can form immediate aesthetic impression of web pages, and that these impressions are highly stable. Using explicit (subjective evaluations) and implicit (response latency)...

In this paper, we empirically investigate an extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM, Davis, 1989) to explain the individual acceptance and usage of websites. Conceptually, we examine perceived ease-of-use, usefulness, enjoyment, and their impact on attitude towards using, intention to use and actual use. The paper also introduces a new construct, “perceived visual attractiveness” of ...

Physical attractiveness is an important cue for social interaction. Psychology studies have long shown that physical attractiveness can elicit positive personality attributions as well as positive behaviour towards other people. This effect is explained by the attractiveness stereotype. In this paper, we investigate whether this stereotype apply to the interaction with virtual agents. We report...