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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Fiddler On The Street: How Roma Refugees Enact Host Cultural Images Of Nostalgic Otherness

Gabriela’s reflexive remark illustrates the important institutional influence of local stereotypes and attitudes about ethnic minorities on the lived experiences of migrant consumers. The Canadian Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Ela Veresiu, Markus Giesler
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Camaraderie In Crime: Shared Self-control Decisions And Affiliation

Self-control decisions very often involve an element of both social influence and social consequence, and consumers exhibiting high levels of self-control experience greater social acceptance for a Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Michael L. Lowe, Kelly Haws
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Anticipated Sharing And Preference For Hedonic Products

Consumption situations in which people share products with others are common (Belk 2010). For example, people may share an appetizer at dinner with a friend or share household items with a roommate. Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Peggy J. Liu, Gavan J. Fitzsimons, James R. Bettman
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Consuming Functional Innovations: Are Utilitarian Behaviors Enhanced Or Undermined?

A frequent practice in marketing is the introduction of products with new functionality; that is, a product is modified with attributes that afford consumers with additional opportunities for action Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Aaron M. Garvey, Lisa E. Bolton
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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“So Cute I Can Eat It Up”: Priming Effects Of Cute Products On Indulgent Consumption

This research examines exposure to cute products – a previously unexplored factor that might affect the extent to which consumers engage in indulgent consumption. Companies market cute products in Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Maura Scott, Gergana Y. Nenkov
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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