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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Reward Alleviates Moral Licensing Effect

Past psychology research has found an increased tendency to act unethically after people have already behaved in an ethical way, known as moral licensing effect. In this research, we propose that Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Liyuan Wei, Xiaohua Zeng, Na Wen
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Focusing On Details Results In Tolerance: How Construal Level Theory Relates To Consumer Ethical

To get a better idea of when consumer misconduct is most likely, we relate construal level (CL) to consumers’ tolerance towards ethically questionable consumer practices. Prior research on CL and Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Begum Yetiser, Maggie Geuens, Tine Faseur
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Drivers Of Sales Innovation In Business-To-Business Firms

This paper defines the term sales innovation, offers an operationalization of the concept, and discusses antecedents of sales innovation in terms of important internal and external drivers. An Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Thomas Ritter, Jens Geersbro
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Effects Of Psychological Distance In Brand-Related Social Media Posts On Consumers’ Evaluation

This study examines the effects of temporal and spatial distance in negative online brand post narratives on consumers’ evaluations of brands. Drawing on construal level theory, the authors Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Alfred Zerres, Anne-Madeleine Kranzbühler
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Effects Of Social-Interactive Engagement And Social Identity On Brand Love In Online Network

The aim of this study is to propose a social identity approach to consumer-brand affective relationships in online network-based communities by integrating social identity theory, experiential Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Maria Vernuccio, Margherita Pagani, Camilla Barbarossa, Alberto Pastore
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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