Examining the relationship between reviews and sales: the role of reviewer identity disclosure in electronic markets

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Amazon data; reviews containing identity-descriptive information rated more positively; prevalence of reviewer identity disclosure associated with increases in subsequent sales; shared geographical location strengthens the link.

Amazon data; reviews containing identity-descriptive information rated more positively; prevalence of reviewer identity disclosure associated with increases in subsequent sales; shared geographical location strengthens the link.

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doi:10.1287/isre.1080.0193. Abstract read: Amazon data; reviews containing identity-descriptive information rated more positively; prevalence of reviewer identity disclosure associated with increases in subsequent sales; shared geographical location strengthens the link.