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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Psychological Distance Of Consumers’ Selves: Reality Vs. Ideals

Consumers’ ideal self-concepts are rather hypothetical and related to the future as compared to actual self-concepts which are experienced in the here and now. Thus, the ideal self-concept may be Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Lucia Malär, Bettina Nyffenegger, Daniela Herzog, Lisa Schürmann
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Safety Of (status) Objects: An Investigation Of How Status Consumption Buffers Existential

This project contributes to the literature on the consequences of materialism. In particular, two studies are reported that suggest that materialistic consumers buffer their existential insecurity Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Christian Martin
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Stereotypes, Cognitive Performance, And Implicit Discrimination Of Elderly Consumers

Population aging will have a fundamental impact on the economy and society over the coming decades. But how are elderly people viewed by society? Age stereotypes can work as primes, having a Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Andrea Gröppel-Klein, Thomas Linden, Anja Spilski, Christian Weins
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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I Want You To Open My Letter: Effects Of Uncommon Envelope Formats And Materials

The challenge for direct mailings is to get opened by the receiver since a huge number of direct mail ends up in the trash bin without being read. Uncommon envelope formats and materials might be Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Verena Huettl, Jana Daume, Heribert Gierl
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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“Good” Versus “Popular Taste” Appeals And Their Importance In Driving Consumer’s Product

Despite the fact that expert judgments play a critical role in aesthetic consumption decisions, no final answer has been given to the question if knowing what experts consider regarding meeting good Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Karin Teichmann, Nicola E. Stokburger-Sauer
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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