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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Empathy-Neglect In Embarrassment-Avoidance: Observations From An Outsider

As consumers, we often forgo opportunities to help ourselves and others in order to avoid embarrassment. Our fear of embarrassment prevents us from admitting we do not know how a product works such Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Li Jiang, Aimee Drolet Rossi, Carol Scott
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Interplay Effect Of Embarrassment And Agentic Communal Orientation On Consumer Behavior

Embarrassment is an experience that nearly everyone is familiar with. It occurs “whenever an individual is felt or have projected incompatible definitions of himself before those present” Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Yanliu Huang, Chen Wang, Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Proud To Belong Or Proudly Different? Contrasting Effects Of Incidental Pride On Conformity

Pride is as an emotional response to success or achievement (Lazarus 1991; MacInnis and Patrick 2006; Mukhopadhyay and Johar 2007), in which the self is attributed as having achieved an important Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Xun (Irene) Huang, Ping Dong, Anirban Mukhopadhyay
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Naive Or Savvy: How Credible Are Online Reviews For Credence Services?

Online reviews allow consumers to share information about their service experiences with other consumers. Theoretically, sharing this information should reduce market information asymmetries between Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Shannon Lantzy, Katherine Stewart, Rebecca Hamilton
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Content And Impact Of Mobile Versus Desktop Reviews

Although there is a growing body of research on the content and impact of word-of-mouth on consumer behavior, little is known about differences between mobile and traditional desktop reviews. Recent Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Nicholas Lurie, Sam Ransbotham, Hongju Liu
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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