Opportunity cost in consumer behavior: Definitions, operationalizations, and ambiguities

B Haghpour, E Sahabeh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human beings have countless desires but bounded resources, and this limitation makes
them choose between alternatives. Consumers are encouraged to be aware of the best …

The effect of prior knowledge and decision-making style on the online purchase decision-making process: A typology of consumer shopping behaviour

S Karimi, KN Papamichail, CP Holland - Decision Support Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper provides an empirical typology of online decision-making purchasing behaviour.
The study explores how the online purchase process is affected by individual decision …

Maximizing versus satisficing in the digital age: Disjoint scales and the case for “construct consensus”

R Misuraca, B Fasolo - Personality and Individual Differences, 2018 - Elsevier
A question facing us today, in the new and rapidly evolving digital age, is whether searching
for the best option–being a maximizer–leads to greater happiness and better outcomes than …

On the meaning and measurement of maximization

NN Cheek, B Schwartz - Judgment and Decision making, 2016 - cambridge.org
Building on Herbert Simon's critique of rational choice theory, Schwartz et al.(2002)
proposed that when making choices, some individuals—maximizers—search extensively …

The posh, the paradoxical and the phony: Are there individual differences between consumers of luxury, masstige and counterfeit brands?

K Katyal, J Dawra, N Soni - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This research furthers our understanding of consumers of masstige brands and shows how
they are different from consumers of luxury and counterfeits. Our work brings out differences …

Online decision aids: the role of decision-making styles and decision-making stages

P Virdi, AD Kalro, D Sharma - International Journal of Retail & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Decision aids (DAs) in online retail stores ease consumers' information processing.
However, online consumers do not use all decision aids in purchase decision-making. While …

Time‐pressure perception and decision making

LD Ordóñez, L Benson III… - The Wiley Blackwell …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Time can be perceived as a resource and contextual factor in the light of time constraints
and time pressure. Time constraints are often internally or externally imposed deadlines …

What influences individuals' tolerance for ambiguity? Exploring the role of social comparison orientation, tendency to maximize and feel regret

V Elembilassery, NK Jain, D Aggarwal - Personality and Individual …, 2024 - Elsevier
Situations marked with ambiguity can induce an aversion due to heightened fear of the
unknown augmented by individual differences in ambiguity tolerance levels (Einhorn & …

Multichannel shopping: The effect of decision making style on shopper journey configuration and satisfaction

P Harris, FDO Riley, C Hand - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2021 - Elsevier
Prior research demonstrates links between the maximizing tendency in decision making and
online shopping behaviour, with maximizers spending considerable time on their online …

[HTML][HTML] Military maximizers: examining the effect of individual differences in maximization on military decision-making

N Shortland, L Alison, L Thompson - Personality and Individual Differences, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the role maximization plays in explaining individual
differences in decision-making in high-uncertainty situations. There is a wealth of evidence …