Ethical Brand Journal

Welcome to the first iteration of the eb™ Journal. At this stage, it contains over one thousand academic papers and other research that have been produced over several decades by over two thousand authors from around the world. The vast majority are selected because they use terms such as ethical brand and ethical branding to characterise settings and outcomes in many different techno-industrial consumption contexts that concern the social, economic and environmental well-being of humanity.

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The Effects Of Impulsivity On Perceptions Of Prior Consumption

Extant research suggests that individuals will give in to indulgence when they perceive sufficient progress toward a regulatory goal (Fishbach and Dhar 2005; Mukhopadhyay, Sengupta, and Ramanathan Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Frank May, Caglar Irmak
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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How Can I Choose Not Knowing What You Choose? The Biasing Effect Of Context When Consuming With

Individuals frequently utilize the behavior of others as a guide for their own (Baumeister, Hutton, and Tice 1989). As a result, consumers often model their own opinions and behavior – including Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Brennan Davis, Beth Vallen, Brian Wansink
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Vicarious Control: Exposure To Mastery And Perceived Self-Efficacy

We hypothesize and test that observing masterful performances of experts at difficult activities increases one’s perceptions of self-efficacy at those same activities. The exertion of control Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Irene Scopelliti, Simona Botti, Carmen Donato
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Power Of Weak Studies: Why The Synthesis Of A Research Paper Matters

Multiple-study articles are the norm in behavioral research and the number of studies per article is increasing [Schimmack, 2012]. Since review practices dictate that all studies demonstrate Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Blakeley B. McShane, Ulf Bockenholt
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Secrets And Lies: How Consumers Manage The Flow Of Ego-Threatening Information

Previous research suggests that consumers react negatively to price disparities (Feinberg, Krishna and Zhang 2002), view policies that produce them as unfair (Xia, Monroe and Cox 2004) and find the Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Grant Packard, David B. Wooten, Christine Kang
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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