The complexities of consumer empowerment in the modern consumption environment
JJ Han, SM Broniarczyk - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
The modern consumption environment has significantly expanded opportunities for
consumer empowerment, yet such empowerment hinges on specific conditions and …
consumer empowerment, yet such empowerment hinges on specific conditions and …
Re-examining the showrooming phenomenon: the moderating role of consumers' maximizing tendency
JK Hsieh, S Kumar, NY Ko - Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Showrooming presents a complex and evolving challenge to retail managers, as it
signifies the emergence of new forms of exchange rules. The purpose of this research is to …
signifies the emergence of new forms of exchange rules. The purpose of this research is to …
What does it mean to maximize?“Decision difficulty,” indecisiveness, and the jingle-jangle fallacies in the measurement of maximizing
For two decades, researchers have investigated the correlates and consequences of
individual differences in maximizing, the tendency to pursue the goal of making the best …
individual differences in maximizing, the tendency to pursue the goal of making the best …
Choice deprivation, choice overload, and satisfaction with choices across six nations
Whether consumers have too little, too much, or the ideal amount of choice can have
profound consequences. The present research explores patterns of choice deprivation …
profound consequences. The present research explores patterns of choice deprivation …
Who reads customer reviews after product choice? Maximizing, satisficing, and postchoice information search
K Kim - Personality and Individual Differences, 2022 - Elsevier
Not every consumer wants to read customer reviews after making a purchase. The present
research examines whether consumers' individual differences in decision-making styles …
research examines whether consumers' individual differences in decision-making styles …
The wellbeing implications of maximizing: A conceptual framework and meta‐analysis
Decision‐making literature establishes that maximizers, who always strive for the best
option, paradoxically experience lower wellbeing. The current study aims to discover the …
option, paradoxically experience lower wellbeing. The current study aims to discover the …
Effects of maximizing on choosing a product and using it over 1 month
It is well documented that maximizers are less happy with their product-choices than are
satisficers, but would this mean that maximizers use their products less? We conducted two …
satisficers, but would this mean that maximizers use their products less? We conducted two …
The way of making choices: Maximizing and satisficing and its relationship to well-being, personality, and self-rumination
There is a lively debate about the effect of maximizing and satisficing tendencies on well-
being. The question is, whether maximizing and satisficing have an adaptive or maladaptive …
being. The question is, whether maximizing and satisficing have an adaptive or maladaptive …
Adaptive aspects of maximizing in times of COVID-19: coping efforts linking maximization to well-being
YJ Jun, I Choi, JH Kim - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Maximization, the tendency to make the best choices by thoroughly searching
and comparing alternatives, has long been considered a negative correlate of well-being …
and comparing alternatives, has long been considered a negative correlate of well-being …
Putting maximization dimensions and well-being in a daily context: the moderating role of choice domains and characteristics
The maximization-well-being relationship has been extensively studied at the person level,
but rarely at the day level. Based on an event reconstruction method, daily data from 200 …
but rarely at the day level. Based on an event reconstruction method, daily data from 200 …