Doctoral
Ph.D. Symposium
UH Marketing Doctoral Symposium
The purpose of the UH Doctoral Symposium is to provide doctoral students in marketing from different universities an opportunity to discuss their current research with a group of peers prior to facing the challenges of academic life. It also provides them with an arena to meet with students and faculty from other universities and to develop professional relationships with them.
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34th Annual Symposium
Meet and Greet |
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Welcoming Remarks |
Professor Ed Blair, University of Houston |
Keynote Speaker Introduction |
Professor James Hess, University of Houston |
Keynote Address |
Professor Kannan Srinivasan, Carnegie Mellon University |
Faculty and Student Discussions |
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Session I – Consumer Behavior Chair: Professor Vanessa Patrick |
“It's Too Pretty to Use! The Impact of Product Aesthetics on Consumption Behaviors” |
“The Bounded Self: Possessions, Identity Activation, and Task Performance” |
“'Busy = Good' or 'Busy = Bad'?: Lay Theories about the Valence of Busyness Influence Volunteering Intentions” |
Session II – Modeling & Strategy Chair: Professor James Hess |
“Relative Strategic Emphasis and Firm Idiosyncratic Risk: The Moderating Role of Attainment Discrepancy and Demand Instability” |
“Modeling the Impact of Digital Piracy on Quality Competition” |
“Word-of-Mouth, Observational Learning, and Product Adoption: Evidence from an Anime Network” |
Session III – Consumer Behavior Chair: Professor Melanie Rudd |
“Effect of Anger and Anxiety on Choice in Self-Control Dilemmas” |
“Of Photographs, Souvenirs, and Ticket Stubs: Why Consumers Keep Mementos” |
“Thinking versus Feeling: The Effect of Self Beliefs on Financial Decision Avoidance” |
“How Inducing Gratitude in Consumers Mitigates Their Negative Reactions to Product Failure” |
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Professor Rex Du,
Director of Doctoral Programs
Professor Volkan Muslu,
Accounting Program Coordinator
Professor Kris Jacobs,
Finance Program Coordinator
Professor Richard DeFrank,
Management Program Coordinator
Professor Randolph Cooper,
MIS Program Coordinator
Professor Ye Hu,
Marketing Program Coordinator
Professor Funda Sahin,
Supply Chain Management Program Coordinator
