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.
Social comparison, proposed nearly 60 years ago by Festinger (1954) is defined as an evaluative process in which an individual compares himself or herself on some dimension to a target of comparison Read More »
Consumers often rely on limited information that is readily available while neglecting missing information. Research has demonstrated that insensitivity to missing information results in Read More »
Recent research has focused on quiet quitting, a form of organizational dissent, particularly since the onset of COVID-19 and the rise of remote work (Raso, 2023; Zuzelo, 2023, p.1). This study aimed Read More »
Dweck, Chiu, and Hong (1995) identify two distinct implicit self-theories—entity vs. incremental theory. People who endorse entity theory (entity theorists) believe that their personal traits Read More »
Consumer awareness of deception is important in order to effectively cope with marketers’ strategic attempts to unfairly influence them. Yet, in spite of the widespread prevalence of marketplace Read More »