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Nicole Forry - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the impact of child care subsidies on low income single parents an examination of child care expenditures and family finances
    Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
    Co-Authors: Nicole Forry
    Abstract:

    Evidence regarding the degree to which child care subsidies support low-income, employed parents’ financial resources is lacking. This study used two samples to evaluate the impact of child care subsidies on parents’ child care payments and the percentage of household income spent on child care. Cross-sectional and longitudinal multivariate models were supplemented with Descriptive Information on parents’ perceptions of the impacts of child care costs and child care subsidies on family finances. Child care subsidies were found to reduce child care costs by a small but statistically significant amount. Approximately half of parents who received a subsidy reported that it positively affected their financial well-being, allowing them to afford non-child care services, save money, and pay bills or debts.

Batia M Wiesenfeld - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • examining the relationship between reviews and sales the role of reviewer identity disclosure in electronic markets
    Information Systems Research, 2008
    Co-Authors: Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose, Batia M Wiesenfeld
    Abstract:

    Consumer-generated product reviews have proliferated online, driven by the notion that consumers' decision to purchase or not purchase a product is based on the positive or negative Information about that product they obtain from fellow consumers. Using research on Information processing as a foundation, we suggest that in the context of an online community, reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information is used by consumers to supplement or replace product Information when making purchase decisions and evaluating the helpfulness of online reviews. Using a unique data set based on both chronologically compiled ratings as well as reviewer characteristics for a given set of products and geographical location-based purchasing behavior from Amazon, we provide evidence that community norms are an antecedent to reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information. Online community members rate reviews containing identity-Descriptive Information more positively, and the prevalence of reviewer disclosure of identity Information is associated with increases in subsequent online product sales. In addition, we show that shared geographical location increases the relationship between disclosure and product sales, thus highlighting the important role of geography in electronic commerce. Taken together, our results suggest that identity-relevant Information about reviewers shapes community members' judgment of products and reviews. Implications for research on the relationship between online word-of-mouth WOM and sales, peer recognition and reputation systems, and conformity to online community norms are discussed.

  • examining the relationship between reviews and sales the role of reviewer identity disclosure in electronic markets
    Social Science Research Network, 2006
    Co-Authors: Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose, Batia M Wiesenfeld
    Abstract:

    Consumer-generated product reviews have proliferated online, driven by the notion that consumers' decision to purchase or not purchase a product is based on the positive or negative Information about that product they obtain from fellow consumers. Using research on Information processing (Chaiken 1980) as a foundation, we suggest that in the context of an online community, reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information is used by consumers to supplement or replace product Information when making purchase decisions and evaluating the helpfulness of online reviews. Using a unique dataset based on both chronologically compiled ratings as well as reviewer characteristics for a given set of products and geographical location-based purchasing behavior from Amazon, we provide evidence that community norms are an antecedent to reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information. Amazon members rate reviews containing identity-Descriptive Information more positively, and the prevalence of reviewer disclosure of identity Information is associated with increases in subsequent online product sales. In addition, we show that when reviewers are from a particular geographic location, subsequent product sales are higher in that region, thus highlighting the important role of geography in electronic commerce. Taken together, our results suggest that identity-relevant Information about reviewers shapes community members' judgment of products and reviews. Implications for research on the relationship between online reviews and sales, peer recognition systems, and conformity to online community norms are discussed.

Chris Forman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • examining the relationship between reviews and sales the role of reviewer identity disclosure in electronic markets
    Information Systems Research, 2008
    Co-Authors: Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose, Batia M Wiesenfeld
    Abstract:

    Consumer-generated product reviews have proliferated online, driven by the notion that consumers' decision to purchase or not purchase a product is based on the positive or negative Information about that product they obtain from fellow consumers. Using research on Information processing as a foundation, we suggest that in the context of an online community, reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information is used by consumers to supplement or replace product Information when making purchase decisions and evaluating the helpfulness of online reviews. Using a unique data set based on both chronologically compiled ratings as well as reviewer characteristics for a given set of products and geographical location-based purchasing behavior from Amazon, we provide evidence that community norms are an antecedent to reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information. Online community members rate reviews containing identity-Descriptive Information more positively, and the prevalence of reviewer disclosure of identity Information is associated with increases in subsequent online product sales. In addition, we show that shared geographical location increases the relationship between disclosure and product sales, thus highlighting the important role of geography in electronic commerce. Taken together, our results suggest that identity-relevant Information about reviewers shapes community members' judgment of products and reviews. Implications for research on the relationship between online word-of-mouth WOM and sales, peer recognition and reputation systems, and conformity to online community norms are discussed.

  • examining the relationship between reviews and sales the role of reviewer identity disclosure in electronic markets
    Social Science Research Network, 2006
    Co-Authors: Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose, Batia M Wiesenfeld
    Abstract:

    Consumer-generated product reviews have proliferated online, driven by the notion that consumers' decision to purchase or not purchase a product is based on the positive or negative Information about that product they obtain from fellow consumers. Using research on Information processing (Chaiken 1980) as a foundation, we suggest that in the context of an online community, reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information is used by consumers to supplement or replace product Information when making purchase decisions and evaluating the helpfulness of online reviews. Using a unique dataset based on both chronologically compiled ratings as well as reviewer characteristics for a given set of products and geographical location-based purchasing behavior from Amazon, we provide evidence that community norms are an antecedent to reviewer disclosure of identity-Descriptive Information. Amazon members rate reviews containing identity-Descriptive Information more positively, and the prevalence of reviewer disclosure of identity Information is associated with increases in subsequent online product sales. In addition, we show that when reviewers are from a particular geographic location, subsequent product sales are higher in that region, thus highlighting the important role of geography in electronic commerce. Taken together, our results suggest that identity-relevant Information about reviewers shapes community members' judgment of products and reviews. Implications for research on the relationship between online reviews and sales, peer recognition systems, and conformity to online community norms are discussed.

Deborah S Simmons - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • clinical practice patterns of marriage and family therapists a national survey of therapists and thier clients
    Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1996
    Co-Authors: William J Doherty, Deborah S Simmons
    Abstract:

    This report presents the first national data on the mental health services provided by marriage and family therapists. A sample of 526 therapists from 15 states gave Descriptive Information on their training, level of experience, and professional practices, along with detailed Information on recently completed cases. In addition, 429 of these therapits' clients reported on their satisfaction with treatment and their change in function. The findings indicated that marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious mental health and relational problems, that they do so in relatively short-term fashion, that they use individual, couple, and family treatment modalities, that couple and family therapy are briefer than individual therapy, and that client satisfaction and functional improvement are quite high.

William J Doherty - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • clinical practice patterns of marriage and family therapists a national survey of therapists and thier clients
    Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1996
    Co-Authors: William J Doherty, Deborah S Simmons
    Abstract:

    This report presents the first national data on the mental health services provided by marriage and family therapists. A sample of 526 therapists from 15 states gave Descriptive Information on their training, level of experience, and professional practices, along with detailed Information on recently completed cases. In addition, 429 of these therapits' clients reported on their satisfaction with treatment and their change in function. The findings indicated that marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious mental health and relational problems, that they do so in relatively short-term fashion, that they use individual, couple, and family treatment modalities, that couple and family therapy are briefer than individual therapy, and that client satisfaction and functional improvement are quite high.