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Investment decision paths in the information age: The effect of online journalism
Author(s) -
Gaziel Yablowitz Michal,
Raban Daphne R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.903
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2330-1643
pISSN - 2330-1635
DOI - 10.1002/asi.23453
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , newspaper , journalism , decision maker , investment decisions , marketing , computer science , public relations , psychology , sociology , advertising , business , economics , political science , microeconomics , management science , behavioral economics , engineering , structural engineering
In the rapidly evolving technology world blogs have become a popular genre of communication. Their potential influence on decision making is the focus of the present research. Based on interplay between S ocial J udgment T heory and F raming T heory this study investigates whether the information delivered by technology blogs is treated differently during investment decision making than information from traditional financial newspapers in digital form, while containing information cues and text framing. Using an online experiment with a 3 × 2 design, this research compares the influence of this trio of variables on the investment decisions of 236 participants. Results indicate a complex investment decision‐making process differing according to the type of medium presented, the text framing, the information cues, and the decision maker's background.