Cultural Differences in Attachment to Possessions (11-22-10)
Maddux and his colleagues studied cultural differences in the endowment effect (the tendency of owners to value objects more than potential buyers of those objects).
Maddux and his colleagues studied cultural differences in the endowment effect (the tendency of owners to value objects more than potential buyers of those objects).
New research indicates how important it is for place design research and conversations to be conducted in the languages of the people that will ultimately use spaces being developed.
A recent study by Keinan and Kivetz determined that many people are actively attempting to build a varied collection of life experiences.
Tomasulo, reporting from the annual meeting of the Urban Land Institute, discusses ways that the condition of the economy, Generation Y’s entry into the home market, and Baby Boomers aging in place are influencing the housing market.
Research by van Rompay and his colleagues has confirmed that utilitarian and hedonic shoppers respond differently to retail environments.
Asking people about the optimal arrangement of tables in a restaurant may not be a good use of time.
Mastandrea and his colleagues investigated preferences for two different art styles (figurative and abstract) and architectural styles (classic and contemporary).
Euro Disney was a colossal failure.
Horwitz-Bennett has assessed healthcare design across countries.
Fawcett and Song have developed a mathematical model to quantify how flexible work policies can be expected to influence employee behavior at knowledge-based organizations.