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.
Consumers use brands in many combinations—from mixing-and-matching multiple brands (multi-brand combination; e.g., Nike shoes, Adidas shirt, Asics pants) to using only a single brand (mono-brand Read More »
Reference-price models applied to real purchase data have a long history in marketing and consumer research (Winer 2014). Here, the researcher assumes that product choice is driven by deviations Read More »
Social-causes campaigns are the largest category in crowdfunding and donation-raising campaigns hold a big portion of this category (www.statista.com). However, most of the research in crowdfunding Read More »
A major difference between economic and psychological analysis of choice concerns the effect of having more options. Economic theory postulates that more choices should result in better outcomes Read More »
Although the relevance of consumer brand commitment is well recognized in the marketing literature, the multiple definitions, dimensions and conceptual approaches to the construct make it ambiguous Read More »