Marketing Research
Our faculty and doctoral students transform the future of marketing with their innovative research. You will find their work in top academic journals.
Our Areas of Research
Branding
Consumer behavior
Consumption emotions
Consumer health and well-being
Consumer psychology
Construction of brand attitudes and brand beliefs
Corporate social responsibility
Empirical modeling
Marketing strategy
New media
Persuasion
Retailing and services marketing
Sales force effectiveness
Sensory marketing
Social marketing
Select Faculty Publications
Escoe, Brianna, Nathanael Martin, and Anthony Salerno, “That’s So Cringeworthy! Understanding What Cringe Is and Why We Want to Share It,” conditionally accepted at the Journal of Marketing Research.
Salerno, Anthony and Brianna Escoe (2020), “Resource Scarcity Increases the Value of Pride,” Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 5(4), 458-69.
Kardes, Frank, Brianna Escoe, and Ruomeng Wu (2019), “Response Latency Methodology in Consumer Psychology” in Handbook of Research Methods in Consumer Psychology, ed. Frank R. Kardes, Paul M. Herr, and Norbet Schwarz, New York: Routledge, 132-42.
Rast, R., Gleiberman, A., and White, J. (2020). The hidden power of franchising curriculum: Delivering value to underrepresented groups. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 23(2).
Fennell, P., Coleman, J., and Kuo, A. (2020). The Moderating Role of Donation Quantifiers on Price Fairness Judgments. Journal of Business Research, 120(March), 464-473.
Kuo, A., Hiler, J., and Lutz, R. J (2017). From Super Mario to Skyrim: A Framework for the Evolution of Video Game Consumption. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 16(2), 101-120.
Kuo, A., Lutz, R. J, and Hiler, J. L (2016). Brave New World of Warcraft: A Conceptual Framework for Active Escapism. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 33(7).
Kuo, A., Rice, D. H., and Fennell, P. (2016). How Fitting! The Influence of Fence-Context Fit on Price Discrimination Fairness. Journal of Business Research, 69(8).
Kuo, A. and Rice, D. H. (2015). Catch and Shoot: The Influence of Advergame Mechanics on Preference Formation. Psychology and Marketing, 32(2), 162-172.
Kuo, A. and Rice, D. H. (2015). The Impact of Perceptual Congruence on the Effectiveness of Cause-Related Marketing Campaigns. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 25(1), 78-88.
Janiszewski, C., Kuo, A., and Tavassoli, N. T (2013). The Influence of Selective Attention and Inattention to Products on Subsequent Choice. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(6).
Lindsey Hall, Kristina K., Ripinka Koli Patil, and Ji (Miracle) Qi, (forthcoming) “The Dimensionality of the Collaborative Economy from a Service-Dominant Logic Lens: A Conceptual Typology and Research Agenda,” Journal of Service Theory and Practice.
Alhouti, Sarah, and Kristina K. Lindsey Hall, (2026) “Designing Service Recovery with Purpose: Shifting Consumer Preferences Toward Prosocial Recovery,” Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-03-2025-7733.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina K. [1], Susana Jaramillo[1], Melanie Lorenz, Candice Marti, and Patrick Fennell (2025),
“Profiling as a Service Failure,” Journal of Service Research, 28 (3), 389-412, https://doi.org/10.1177/10946705241300668. [1]First two authors made equal contributions.
Awarded Roland J. Rust JSR Best Paper Award 2025
Brown, Davis, Kristina K. Lindsey Hall, Patrick Fennell, and Melanie Lorenz, (2025), “When Service Becomes Surveillance: Pressures in FLE Guardianship,”Journal of Services Marketing, 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-08-2025-0507.
Jeseo, Vincent[1] and Kristina K. Lindsey Hall[1], (2025) “A Framework for Inclusive Service Experiences (FISE): Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Immersive Offerings,” Journal of Service Theory and Practice, 1-27, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTP-12-2024-0468.
Folse, Judith Anne Garretson, Dora E. Bock, Stephanie M. Mangus, and Kristina K. Lindsey Hall (2025), “Online chat encounters: Satisfying customers through dialogical interaction,” Journal of Business Research, 190: 115197, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115197
Alhouti, Sarah, Kristina K. Lindsey Hall, Andrew Kuo, and Thomas L Baker (2025), “Socially Responsible Cocreation in the Service Recovery: The Role of Pride in Prosocial Compensation,” European Journal of Marketing, 59 (3), 820-847, https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-11-2022-0808.
Alhouti, Sarah, Kristina K. Lindsey Hall, and Thomas L Baker, (2024) “Enhancing CSR and Purchase Intent in Service Recovery: Investigating the Interplay of Prosocial Compensation, Hedonic, and Luxury Purchases,” Journal of Services Marketing, 38 (8), 957-974, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-11-2023-0409.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina K., Candice L. Marti, Nicole M. Boylan, Thomas L. Baker, and Jessica L. Ogilvie, (2024), “Frontline Ambidexterity: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda,” Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, 44 (1), 50-73, https://doi.org/10.1080/08853134.2023.2263172.
Fennell[1], Patrick, Melanie Lorenz[1], Kristina Lindsey Hall[1], and Mick Andzulis (2023), “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys? Frontline Employee Perceptions of Customer Deviant Behavior and Service Firms' Guardianship Policies,” Journal of Service Research, 26 (3), 422-440, https://doi.org/10.1177/10946705231163881.
Lindsey Hall[1], Kristina K., Eric Michel[1], Sven Kepes, Laurence Weinzimmer, Anthony Wheeler, Ji (Miracle) Qi, and Matt Leon (2023), “A Q&A primer and systematic review of meta-analytic reporting within service research,” Journal of Service Management, 34 (5), 995-1020, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-07-2022-0229.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina K., Susana Jaramillo, Thomas L. Baker, and Daniel Bachrach (2023),”An examination of frontline employee‐customer incidental similarities in service failure and recovery contexts,” Psychology and Marketing, 40 (6), 1047-1060, http://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21809.
Qi, Ji (Miracle), Sijun Wang, and Kristina K. Lindsey Hall (2023), “Bridging Employee Engagement and Customer Engagement in a Service Context,” Journal of Business Research, 160, 113803, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113803.
Michel[1], Eric, Kristina K. Lindsey Hall[1], Sven Kepes, Matt Leon, Ji (Miracle) Qi, Laurence Weinzimmer, and Anthony Wheeler, (2023), “Bridging Two Tales of Engagement: A Meta-Analytic Review of Employee Engagement and Customer Engagement in a Frontline Service Context,” Journal of Service Management, 34(5), 843-866, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-06-2019-0171.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina K., Ji (Miracle) Qi, R. Glenn Richey, Jr., and Ripinka Patil, (2022) “Collaboration, Feedback, and Performance: Supply Chain Insights from Service-Dominant Logic,” Journal of Business Research, 146, 385-397, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.055.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina, Susana Jaramillo, Thomas L. Baker, and Julian Arnold (2021) “Authenticity, Rapport, and Interactional Justice in Frontline Service: The Moderating Role of Need for Uniqueness,” Journal of Services Marketing, 35(3), 367-380. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-11-2019-0434.
Baker, Thomas L., Paul Fombelle, Clay Voorhees, Kristina Lindsey Hall, and Blake A. Runnalls (2019), “Majority versus Minority Influence Associated with Online Reviews: An Eye Tracking Investigation,” In Hollebeek, Linda & Sprott, David (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Customer Engagement. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Abosag, Ibrahim, Thomas L. Baker, Kristina Lindsey Hall, Aliki-Dimitra Voulgari, and Xiaoyuan Zheng (2017) “Antecedents and Consequences of Liking in Service Relationships,” International Business Review, 26(3), 566-578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.11.003.
Lindsey Hall, Kristina, Thomas L. Baker, Tammy Hunt, Martha Andrews, and Adam Rapp (2016), “The Importance of Product/Service Quality for Frontline Marketing Employee Outcomes: The Moderating Effect of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX),” Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 24(1), 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/10696679.2016.1089762.
Richey, R. Glenn, Tyler R. Morgan, Kristina Lindsey Hall, and Frank Adams (2016), “A Global Exploration of Big Data in The Supply Chain,” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 46(8), 710-739, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-05-2016-0134.
Hood, Karen, Christopher Hopkins, Kevin Shanahan, and Kristina Lindsey Hall (2015), “The Influence of Interactivity on Visit and Purchase Frequency: The Moderating Role of Website Informational Features,” Journal of Internet Commerce, 14(3), 294-315, https://doi.org/10.1080/15332861.2015.1084137.
Lindsey, Kristina K., Deborah Spake, and Mathew Joseph (2011), “Young Adults and US Healthcare Reform: Views and Marketing Strategy,” Journal of Medical Marketing, 11(4), 312-319. (Published from undergraduate Research Thesis)
[1] Indicates authors made equal contributions.
Schley, D., De Langhe, B., and Long, A. (2020). System 1 is Not Scope Insensitive: A New Dual-Process Account of Subjective Value. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(4), 566-587.
Long, A., Fernbach, P. M., and De Langhe, B. (2018). Circle of Incompetence: Sense of Understanding as an Improper Guide to Investment Risk. Journal of Marketing Research, 55(4), 474-488.
Lund, D. J, Hansen, J., Robicheaux, R., and Cid, C.. The Direct and Interactive Effects of Retail Community Engagement. European Journal of Marketing.
Hinsch, C., Tang, E., and Lund, D. J. Compulsion and Reactance: Why Do Some Green Consumers Fail To Follow Through With Planned Environmental Behaviors?. Psychology and Marketing.
Hinsch, C., Tang, E., Lund, D. J, and Kharouf, H. (2020). Service gifts, collective social connection and reciprocity. European Journal of Marketing, 54(10), 2477-2500.
Kharouf, H., Lund, D. J, Krallman, A., and Pullig, C. (2020). A Signaling Theory Approach to Relationship Recovery. European Journal of Marketing, 54(9), 2139-2170.
Kharouf, H. and Lund, D. J (2018). An Empirical Examination of Organizational Trust Recovery: Influences and Implications. European Management Review.
Hansen, J. D, Lund, D. J, and DeCarlo, T. E (2016). A Process Model of Buyer Responses to Salesperson Transgressions and Recovery Efforts: The Impact of Salesperson Orientation. Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, 36(1), 59-73.
Kozlenkova, I. V, Hult, T., Lund, D. J, Mena, J., and Kekec, P. (2015). The Role of Marketing Channels in Supply Chain Management. Journal of Retailing, 91(4), 586-609.
Kharouf, H., Lund, D. J, and Sekhon, H. (2014). Building Trust by Signaling Trustworthiness in Service Retail. Journal of Services Marketing, 28(5), 361-373.
Lund, D. J and Marinova, D. (2014). Managing Revenue Across Retail Channels: The Interplay of Service Performance and Direct Marketing. Journal of Marketing, 78(5), 99-118.
Lund, D. J, Scheer, L. K, and Kozlenkova, I. V (2013). Culture's Impact on the Importance of Fairness in Interorganizational Relationships. Journal of International Marketing, 21(4), 21-43.
Miao, F. C, Lund, D. J, and Evans, K. R. (2009). Re-examining the Influence of Career Stages on Salesperson Motivation: A Cognitive and Affective Perspective. Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, 29(3), 243-255.
Fukawa, N. and Niedrich, R. W. (2015). A Fluency Heurstic Account of Supraliminal Prime Effects on Product Preference. Psychology and Marketing, 32(11), 1061-1075.
Folse, J. Anne Garretson, Niedrich, R. W., and Grau, S. Landreth (2010). Cause-Relating Marketing: The Effects of Purchase Quantity and Firm Donation Amount on Consumer Inferences and Participation Intentions. Journal Of Retailing, 86(4), 295-309.
Niedrich, R. W., Weathers, D., Hill, R. Carter, and Bell, D. R. (2009). Specifying Price Judgments with Range-Frequency Theory in Models of Brand Choice. Journal Of Marketing Research, 46(5), 693-702.
Reynolds, K., Gilkeson, J. H., and Niedrich, R. W. (2009). The Influence of Seller Strategy on the Winning Price in Online Auctions: A Moderated Mediation Model. Journal of Business Research, 62(1), 22-30.
Niedrich, R. W. and Swain, S. D. (2008). The Effects of Exposure-Order and Market Entry-Information on Brand Preference: A Dual Process Model. Journal Of The Academy Of Marketing Science, 36(3), 309-321.
Swain, S. D., Weathers, D., and Niedrich, R. W. (2008). Assessing Three Explanations for Misresponse to Negated Likert Items. Journal Of Marketing Research, 45(1), 116-131.
Niedrich, R. W., Kiryanova, E., and Black, W. C. (2005). The Dimensional Stability of the Standards Used in the Disconfirmation Paradigm. Journal Of Retailing, 81(1), 49-57.
Weathers, D., Sharma, S., and Niedrich, R. W. (2005). The Impact of the Number of Scale Points, Dispositional Factors, and the Status Quo Decision Heuristic on Scale Reliability and Accuracy. Journal of Business Research, 58(11), 1516-1524.
Garretson, J. A. and Niedrich, R. W. (2004). Spokes-Characters: Creating Character Trust and Positive Brand Attitudes. Journal of Advertising, 33, 25-36.
Niedrich, R. W. and Swain, S. D. (2003). The Influence of Pioneer Status and Experience Order on Consumer Brand Preference: A Mediated Effects Model. Journal Of The Academy Of Marketing Science, 31, 468-480.
Niedrich, R. W., Sharma, S., and Wedell, D. H. (2001). Reference Price and Price Perceptions: A Comparison of Alternative Models. Journal Of Consumer Research, 28, 339-354.
Sharma, S., Niedrich, R. W., and Dobbins, G. (1999). A Framework for Monitoring Customer Satisfaction: An Empirical Illustration. Industrial Marketing Management, 28(3), 231-243.
Lastner, M., Fennell, P., Folse, J. Anne Garretson, Rice, D. H., and Porter III, M. (2019). I Guess That's Fair: How the Efforts of Other Customers Influence Buyer Price Fairness Perceptions. Psychology and Marketing, 36, 700-715.
Rice, D. H., Cooke, A. D.J., and Zheng, Y. (2019). The impact of bundle comparisons on bundle preference. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 32, 297-316.
Pounders, K. R, Rice, D. H., and Mabry-Flynn, A. (2017). Understanding How Goal-striving, Goal Orientation, and Shame Influence Self-perceptions after Exposure to Models in Advertising. Psychology and Marketing, 34(5), 538-555.
Kuo, A., Rice, D. H., and Fennell, P. (2016). How Fitting! The Influence of Fence-Context Fit on Price Discrimination Fairness. Journal of Business Research, 69(8).
Kuo, A. and Rice, D. H. (2015). Catch and Shoot: The Influence of Advergame Mechanics on Preference Formation. Psychology and Marketing, 32(2), 162-172.
Moulard, J. Guidry, Garrity, C. Popp, and Rice, D. H. (2015). What Makes a Human Brand Authentic? Identifying the Antecedents of Celebrity Authenticity. Psychology and Marketing, 32(2), 173-186.
Kuo, A. and Rice, D. H. (2015). The Impact of Perceptual Congruence on the Effectiveness of Cause-Related Marketing Campaigns. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 25(1), 78-88.
Moulard, J. Guidry, Rice, D. H., Garrity, C. Popp, and Mangus, S. (2014). Artist Authenticity: How Artists' Passion and Commitment Shape Consumers' Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions. Psychology and Marketing, 31(8), 576-590.
Rice, D. H., Fay, S., and Xie, J. (2014). Probabilistic Selling vs. Markdown Selling: Price Discrimination and Management of Demand Uncertainty in Retailing. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 31(2), 147-155.
Kelting, K. and Rice, D. H. (2013). Should we hire David Beckham to endorse our brand?
Contextual interference and consumer memory for brands in a celebrity's endorsement
portfolio . Psychology and Marketing, 30(7), 602-613.
Rice, D. H., Kelting, K., and Lutz, R. J. (2012). Multiple endorsers and multiple
endorsements: The influence of message repetition, source congruence and involvement
on brand attitudes. Journal Of Consumer Psychology, 22(2), 249-259.
Lu, S., Wu, J., and Tseng, S. Allen (2018). How Online Reviews Become Helpful: A Dynamic Perspective. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 44(November), 17-28.
Wu, J. (2017). Review Popularity and Review Helpfulness: The Effectiveness of Online User Reviews. Decision Support Systems, 97(May), 92-103.
Wu, Y. and Wu, J. (2016). The Impact of User Review Volume on Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay: A Consumer Uncertainty Perspective. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 33(February), 43-56.
Wu, J., Wu, Y., Sun, J., and Yang, Z. (2013). How Much Are Buyers Willing To Pay? A Two Stage Model of Uncertainty Assessment with Online User Reviews . Decision Support Systems, 55(1), 175-185.
Wu, J. and Ayala, E. (2013). The Role of Online Seller Reviews and Product Price on Buyers' Willingness-To-Pay: A Risk Perspective . European Journal of Information Systems, 22(4), 416-433.
Allen, G. and Wu, J. (2010). How Well Do Shopbots Represent Online Markets? A Study of Shopbots' Vendor Coverage Strategy . European Journal Of Information Systems, 19(June), 257-272.
Wu, J., Cook, V., and Strong, E. (2005). A Two-Stage Model of Promotional Performance of Pure Online Players. Information Systems Research, 16(4), 334-351.
Wu, J. and Rangaswamy, A. (2003). A Fuzzy Set Model of Search and Consideration with An Application to An Online Market.. Marketing Science, 22(3), 411-434.
DeSarbo, W. and Wu, J. (2001). The Joint Spatial Representation of Multiple Data Sets Collected in Marketing Research. Journal Of Marketing Research, 38(2), 244-253.
Degeratu, A., Rangaswamy, A., and Wu, J. (2000). Consumer Choice Behavior in Online and Traditional Supermarkets: The Effects of Brand Name, Price, and other Search Attributes. International Journal Of Research In Marketing, 17(1), 55-78.
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