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.
In his insightful theoretical critique, De Houwer (2007) advocates an effects-based perspective regarding the meaning of evaluative conditioning (EC): evaluative conditioning can be defined as an Read More »
From scrapbooking to gift designing, from online co-creation (e.g., “My Starbucks Idea”) to customization (e.g., NikeID customization service), people often undertake the role of designer. The Read More »
From deadly natural disasters to terrorism and wars to violent crimes, today’s 24/7 media constantly exposes us to information that makes our own mortality salient. At times, we may even be quite Read More »
Considerable consumer research has established that a critical area of study is the investigation of contextual factors that enable consumers to be creative (e.g., Moreau and Dahl 2005). Alarmingly, Read More »
The extant literature in product innovation and creativity has treated the constructs of empathy and perspective taking interchangeably (e.g., Dahl et al. 1999). Yet, recent literature suggests they Read More »