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.
People often face issues and domains that they do not understand. As such, people are often dependent on experts to manage complex issues (Deci and Ryan 1985; Iyengar and Lepper 2000). In the context Read More »
Memory about a brand is associated with memory about the category of the brand’s product (Hutchinson, 1983). Consequently, when thinking about products in that category, that brand is likely to be Read More »
In recent years, charitable giving has stagnated. In the US, on average individuals only donate about 2% of their annual disposable income, a level of contribution that has remained fairly constant Read More »
Though parallels to interpersonal relationships are drawn to explain various facets of consumer-brand relationships, seldom focus has been shown on explaining the nature of trust and its role in Read More »
Personalization (i.e., tailoring products and services to individual consumer needs) is central to many successful businesses (Kavadias, Ladas, and Loch 2016). Research on personalization has Read More »