Online Social Networking Increases Financial Risk-Taking
Oline social networking such as Facebook increases financial risk-taking because online social circles act as “buffers” against possible financial losses. One field study along with one lab studies support our hypothesis.
Citation:
Eugene Chan and Najam Saqib (2015) ,"Online Social Networking Increases Financial Risk-Taking", in AP - Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research Volume 11, eds. Echo Wen Wan, Meng Zhang, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 105-105.
Authors
Eugene Chan, University of Technology, Sydney
Najam Saqib, Qatar University
Volume
AP - Asia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research Volume 11 | 2015
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