Overwrapping and overpackaging can be overstimulating. This study probes the phenomenon of overpackaging, and probes the psyches of some of the people involved and affected by overpackaging: “Thoughtful or Thoughtless? Asymmetric Attitudes of Gift-Givers and Gift-Recipients Toward Overpackaged Gifts,” Haijiao Shi, Rong Chen, and Bingqing (Miranda) Yin, Journal of Retailing, epub 2024. The authors explain: […]
To re-gift, or not to re-gift? This study takes a business-like approach to the question: “The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo,” Gabrielle S. Adams (London Business School), Francis J. Flynn, (Stanford Graduate School of Business), Michael I. Norton [pictured here], (Harvard Business School), In press, Psychological Science. (Thanks to […]
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