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Michael Lynn

Michael Lynn

My primary research is on the determinants of tipping behaviors and customs. Other research interests include consumer status and uniqueness seeking and cross-cultural differences.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Evolution and Genetics
  • Helping, Prosocial Behavior
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Nonverbal Behavior
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Persuasion, Social Influence
  • Self and Identity

Journal Articles:

  • Kwortnik, R., Lynn, M., & Ross, W. T. (2009). Buyer monitoring: A means to insure personalized service. Journal of Marketing Research, XLVI, 573-583.
  • Lynn, M. (2008). Personality effects on tipping attitudes, self-reported behaviors, and customs: A multi-level inquiry. Personality and Individual Differences, 44, 989-999.
  • Lynn, M., & Harris, J. (1997). The desire for unique consumer products: A new individual differences scale. Psychology & Marketing, 14, 601-616. [A synopsis of this article is included in: W. O. Bearden & R. G. Netemeyer, Eds., 1999, Handbook of Marketing Scales, 2nd edition, pgs 100-101, London: Sage.]
  • Lynn, M., & Oldenquist, A. (1986). Egoistic and non-egoistic motives in social dilemmas. American Psychologist, 41, 529 534.
  • Lynn, M., Shavitt, S., & Ostrom, T. (1985). The effects of pictures on the organization and recall of social information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1160-1168.
  • Lynn, M., Zinkhan, G., & Harris, J. (1993). Consumer tipping: A cross-country study. Journal of Consumer Research, 20, 478-488.
  • Lynn, M., et. al. (2008). Consumer racial discrimination in tipping: A replication and extension. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38, 1045-1060.

Other Publications:

  • Lynn, M. (2006). Tipping in restaurants and around the globe: An interdisciplinary review. Chapter 31, pp. 626-643. In Morris Altman (Ed.), Handbook of Contemporary Behavioral Economics: Foundations and Developments. M.E. Sharpe Publishers.

Courses Taught:

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing Research

Michael Lynn
School of Hotel Administration
552 Statler Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-6902
United States of America

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