Faculty & Staff
Guang-Xin Xie, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Marketing
- Telephone: 617-287-7455
- Email: vincent.xie@umb.edu
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100 Morrissey Blvd. Office Location: M-5-605
Areas of Expertise
Consumer Behavior, Marketing Communication
Degrees
PhD, University of Oregon, 2009
MA, Washington State University, 2004
BA, Sichuan University, 2001
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Xie, G., Boush, D. M., & Liu, R. (2013, in press). Tactical deception in covert selling: A persuasion knowledge perspective, Journal of Marketing Communications.
- Xie, G. & Kronrod, A. (2012, in press). Is the devil in details? The signaling effect of numerical precision in environmental advertising claims, Journal of Advertising.
- Xie, G., Cavallero, A. P. & Cheng, M. (forthcoming). Reluctant for a reason? A persuasion knowledge perspective on green advertising. In L. R. Kahle (ed.), Marketing Communications for the Emerging Green Economy, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
- Xie, G. & Boush, D. M. (2011). How susceptible are consumers to deceptive advertising claims? A retrospective look at the experimental research literature, Marketing Review, 11 (3), 293-314.
- Xie, G & Boush D. M. (2011), Where to draw the line: Managerial implications of behavioral research on deceptive advertising. In S. Posavac (Ed.), Cracking the Code: Leveraging Consumer Psychology to Drive Profits. M.E. Sharpe.
- Gurel-Atay, E., Xie, G., Chen, J., & Kahle, L.R. (2010). Changes in social values in the United States, 1976-2007: “Self-Respect” is on the upswing as “Sense of Belonging” becomes less important. Journal of Advertising Research, 50(1), 57-67.
- Xie, G. & Lee, M. J. (2008). Anticipated violence, arousal, and enjoyment of movies: Viewers’ reactions to violent previews based on arousal seeking tendency, Journal of Social Psychology, 148(3), 277-292.
- Kahle, L. R. & Xie, G. (2008). Social values in consumer psychology. In C. Haugtvedt., P. Herr., & F. Kardes (Ed.), Handbook of Consumer Psychology (p. 575 - 585). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Additional Information
Courses Taught
Consumer Behavior, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Research, Principles of Marketing
Research Interest
Persuasion Knowledge
Marketplace Deception
Social Values
Judgement and Decision Making
Professional Activities
Editorial Review Board: Marketing Management Journal
Honors
University Research Seminar Fellow, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2011
Joseph P. Healey Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2010
AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Arizona State University, 2007
Doctoral Research Fellowship, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, 2007-2008
Merle King Smith Doctoral Scholarship, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, 2004-2008
Graduate Research Fellowship, New Media Lab, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, 2003