While online retail sites succeed in reinforcing perceptions of human warmth on their
websites thanks to more and more interactive technologies, the charitable sector cannot, for …

Current literature has provided substantial empirical evidence on how different types of
factors influence prosocial behavior, but limited literature explores the relationship between …

With the rise of social media in people's lives, the tendency to donate through social media
platforms has increased tremendously. The positive attitudes of social media users towards …

This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with
(b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three …

It is estimated that 55 million people are living with dementia worldwide in 2021, and the
numbers are expected to rise to 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050 (World Health …

Purpose Drawing upon the consistency literature, the theory of visual rhetoric and social
judgment of warmth and competence, this study examines the determinants and impacts of …

This conceptual paper extends theories of gift giving behavior through identifying and
defining the emerging phenomenon of Avenger Philanthropy. This manifests when people …

Altruism is a well-studied phenomenon in the social sciences, but online altruism has
received relatively little attention. In this article, we examine several cases of online altruism …

Emojis are prevalent in text-based communication, but the factors that influence our use and
preference for emojis remains unclear. This study investigated how emoji use and …

Accountability to stakeholders is an important factor for the survival of nonprofit
organizations (NPOs). This study extends previous research on other nonprofit categories by …