Designing Warning Messages for Detecting Biased Online Product Recommendations: An Empirical Investigation

Bo Xiao
Bo Xiao
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Information Technology Management Department, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
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Izak Benbasat
Izak Benbasat
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Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada
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Information Technology Management Department, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

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Izak Benbasat

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Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada

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Published Online:28 Dec 2015https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2015.0592

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