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.
Marketers strategically use anthropomorphism (i.e., imbuing nonhuman objects with humanlike characteristics, motivations, intentions or behaviors; Puzakova, Kwak and Rocereto 2013) as a brand Read More »
Marketing practitioners frequently rely on brand anthropomorphism (i.e., endowing brands with humanlike features (Puzakova and Kwak 2017) as an effective strategy that increases affective reactions Read More »
Public shaming is defined as informally punishing individuals who have deviated socially or morally, by informing the public about their conduct (Petley 2013). Our research focuses on individuals who Read More »
Traditionally, customization researchers have investigated whether and why consumers appreciate customization (e.g. Fiore, Lee, and Kunz 2004; Franke, Keinz, and Steger 2009). Consumers often Read More »
Rationality – originally assumed to be perfect, then to be more bounded – is the core tenet of economic theories of action. Consumer behavior provides a more nuanced picture with an entire Read More »