Rufinus and Jerome's Ascetic Communities: Origenism in the Early Church [PDF]
The ascetic regimens Rufinus and Jerome advocated to females within and outside their monastic communities included similar forms of abstinence, yet the differing motivations and goals of these practices reveal early theological engagement with Origen ...
Duraney, Stephen
core
Sounds Sweet: Sound Reduplication in Brand Names Enhances Sweet Taste Expectations
ABSTRACT The association between brand name sounds and taste perception is an emerging area of interest in marketing research. This study aims to demonstrate the role of sound‐evoked cuteness in the expectation of sweet taste. Across seven studies (including two supplementary studies), our findings revealed that sound reduplication in brand names is ...
Kosuke Motoki +2 more
wiley +1 more source
30 Years of Research in Brand Personality: Mapping Knowledge and Analyzing the Thematic Structure by a Scientometrics Approach [PDF]
Objective Brands play a pivotal role in establishing connections with customers, transcending mere commercial transactions to foster sustainable and profitable relationships. These roles manifest themselves in functional, symbolic, and emotional domains,
Mohammad Rahim Esfidani +3 more
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The perception of emotion in artificial agents [PDF]
Given recent technological developments in robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, it is perhaps unsurprising that the arrival of emotionally expressive and reactive artificial agents is imminent.
Cross, Emily S. +2 more
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Dynamic Evolution and Transformative Trends in the Consumer Market: A Technology Paradox Perspective
ABSTRACT The consumer market is defined by tensions arising from the clash between technological advancement and consumer psychology. Current research lacks a unifying framework to explain these contradictions. Addressing this gap, we introduce a conceptual model based on technology paradox theory, which maps the dynamic process from antecedents ...
Chanaka Jayawardhena +3 more
wiley +1 more source
The Rise of Human–Computer Integration in Marketing: A Theory Synthesis
ABSTRACT Human–computer integration (HCInt) technologies, which merge human bodily, cognitive, and sensory functions with computational processes, are reshaping the foundations of consumer experience. Unlike traditional human–computer interaction, HCInt entails adaptive and reciprocal coupling through AI‐driven augmentation, wearables, muscle–computer ...
Carlos Velasco +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Customer Experience: Heterogeneity Insights From Meta‐Analytic Synthesis
ABSTRACT Overlooking heterogeneity (variability) in customer experience (CX) can lead to incomplete theoretical insights and suboptimal managerial decisions. To address this issue, this article reviews the causes of heterogeneity in extant meta‐analyses of CX research (n: 91).
Wagner Junior Ladeira +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Is Bouba Sweet and Kiki Sour?:
It is well established that the shape of food packaging can influence taste perception. Focusing on the Bouba-Kiki effect, this study investigated how organic, rounded shapes and angular shapes on product packages affect taste evaluations from the ...
Keisaku Kunita
doaj +1 more source
AI Epistemic Disengagement and Consumer Dependence: An Augmentation‐Substitution Framework
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence has become consumers' primary decision‐making resource, raising two questions: how do consumers justify accepting AI as a trusted source of reasoning, and when does this acceptance maintain rather than forfeit their capacity to think independently?
Vasilis Theoharakis +1 more
wiley +1 more source
When anthropomorphized brands push their gender boundaries
AbstractWhen anthropomorphized, brands are often imbued with gender. Consequently, when brands seen as female or male adopt marketplace behaviors that are incongruent with their gender, it can result in a perceived violation of expectations. We demonstrate that brands anthropomorphized as female versus male are stereotyped more strongly and draw lower ...
Linyun W. Yang, Pankaj Aggarwal
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