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.
The purchase of recycled-content products poses dilemmas for consumers. Consumers may want to preserve the environment, but simultaneously can be concerned about potential contamination resulting Read More »
Consumers routinely need to choose between mass-market (e.g., Häagen-Dazs) and niche brands (e.g., Halo Top), yet little research has examined the factors that influence such choices (Dalgic and Read More »
Mass-manufactured foods are ubiquitous in busy daily life. However, consumers still search for food products with handmade feature (Pieniak, Perezcueto, and Verbeke 2009). Market surveys and academic Read More »
Consumers’ current socioeconomic status (SES) has been widely acknowledged as an important factor that affects various aspects of their behavior, such as aggression (Greitemeyer and Sagioglou Read More »
Creative ideas are prevalent in everyday consumption. The creative professionals always hope that consumers could understand and acknowledge the creativity displayed in their work. But is it always Read More »