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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Monetary Reminders Lead To Exchange Orientation And Emotion Suppression

The mere exposure to money, independently of the context of any goal to which it might be relevant, increases individuals’ motivation to be socially independent and decreases their sensitivity to Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Yuwei Jiang, Zhansheng Chen, Robert S. Wyer Jr.
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Choosing To Participate: The Effects Of Message Type On Enrollment And Participation

As more services (including health services) move online, the development of communication strategies to maximize enrollment and engagement has become increasingly important. Programs like Boost Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Eleanor Putnam-Farr, Jason Riis
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Promoting Portion Downsizing By Improving Consumer Response To Percentage Cost Vs. Percentage

Marketing communication, particularly in the domain of food, frequently contains percentage information about benefit changes (e.g., 50% larger food packages) or about cost changes (e.g., 50% price Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Bhavya Mohan, Pierre Chandon, Jason Riis
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Does Reducing Nutritional Information Complexity Promote Healthier Food Choices?

The Nutritional Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) was one of the biggest efforts by policy makers to promote healthy eating among Americans. Unfortunately, it has failed to curb the obesity epidemic, Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Hristina Dzhogleva, J. Jeffrey Inman, Jim Maurer
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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‘Does This Tax Make Me Look Fat?’: Using Stigma Inducing Labels To Decrease Unhealthy Food

Obesity and unhealthy food consumption are two of the largest public health concerns nationwide. Obesity rates have more than doubled in the past few decades. While there is debate regarding the Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Avni Shah, James R. Bettman, Punam Anand Keller, Peter Ubel
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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