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.
Heuristics is a widely disseminated concept in marketing. Heuristic processes are usually associated with low involvement decisions and sub-cognitive choice processes. There is an almost universal Read More »
Pasta has a long tradition in many cultures: in Italy, China, the Middle and the far East ordinary people prepare pasta out of a dough made of flour and water. In given conditions they do it on a Read More »
Research has examined the determinants of product attractiveness. However, prior studies have neglected the context, in which products are presented. Drawing on social cognition theory, we examine Read More »
This study investigates the effect of phonetic symbolism on consumer evaluations of abstract spokesperson characteristics, namely, friendliness, masculinity and attractiveness. Two between subjects Read More »
Considering that novelty increases information processing but decreases perceived believability as well, we conducted a cross-national study in three countries (France, UK, and USA) to examine the Read More »