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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Sentiment, Customer Satisfaction And Stock Returns: Higher Performance During Pessimistic Periods

Motivated by a lack of understanding for how investors’ emotional states affect their perceptions and valuations of customer satisfaction, this study employs a direct sentiment index to examine Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Kuan-Ling Lai, Miao-Ling Chen, Chi-Lu Peng
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Multidimensional Scaling Of Visual Design: An Objective Approach Of Determining Similarities

Multidimensional scaling (MDS) is a popular technique for the purpose of positioning a product/brand in the competitive space. While MDS has the advantage of transforming complex data into a Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Jan Landwehr, Daniel Wentzel
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Logo Design: Examining Consumer Response To Figurativeness Across Cultures

Literature concerned with logo strategy suggests that the aesthetic appeal of brand logo significantly influences consumer reactions. The main purpose of this research is to study the influence of Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Joana César Machado, Leonor Vacas-De-Carvalho, Anna Torres, Michel Van De Velden, Patrício Costa
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Children’s Brand Logo Preference: A Phonetic Symbolism Perspective

Brand logos play a particularly important role for child consumers. This study investigates children’s preference for inventive brand logos manipulated using phonetic symbolism principles. Using an Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Stacey Baxter, Tina Lowrey
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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What Effect Do Competitors’ Prices Have On Demand In Fashion E-Commerce?

We empirically estimate price elasticities in the online fashion retailing industry and quantify individual components stemming from both the own-price as well as competitive effects. In contrast to Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: David Heuer, Malte Brettel
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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