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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What Drives Brand Attachment?

Brand attachment has been regarded as a key requisite in a brand’s success and performance. Consequently, it is important to understand on how to build stronger brand attachment. Brand Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Arnold Japutra, Yuksel Ekinci, Lyndon Simkin
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Self-Categorization, Community Affective Commitment, And Community Self-Esteem In Virtual Brand

Drawing on social identity theory, this study develops a conceptual model of building brand commitment in virtual brand communities (VBCs). This research distinguishes between cognitive, affective, Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Sahar Mousavi, Kathy Keeling, Stuart Rope
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Measuring Affective Commitment To The Employer Brand

The increasing importance of the relationship between an employee and his/her employer, has, in the last two decades, fuelled the application of marketing principles to human resource management, Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Susana Fernández-Lores, Francis Blasco, Maria Avello, Diana Gavilan
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Why Do Customer Attitudes Towards Loyalty Programs Matter A Lot?

Recent figures show that, unless rising number of enrollments, consumers become less active and engaged with their loyalty programs (LPs). Firms tend to spend more time and money in enrollment Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Pietro Zidda, Virginie Bruneau
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Is Brand Loyalty Decline A Buzz-Word Or An Empirical Fact? A Longitudinal Analysis Of Repeat

This research examines long-term loyalty change in a wide variety of packaged good categories in the UK and USA, over time periods between six to thirteen years. The study uses φ, expressed as S, Read More »

Date: 06/03/2014
Author: Lars Meyer-Waarden, John Dawes, Carl Driesener
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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