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 economic damage of environmental pollution is remarkable. Consequently, there is a need for companies to consider environmental issues in product development and to understand why consumers adopt Read More »
Really-new products (RNPs) create new product categories for consumers. Consumers use their knowledge of similar categories to comprehend and evaluate RnPs. This paper shows that, in addition to Read More »
In order to shed more light upon the effect of pricing for the successful launch of service innovations (SIs), we investigate the effect of a high versus low launch price on perceived price fairness Read More »
Introducing the concept of equitable exchange to advertising, this paper tests the popular notion that “advertising needs to earn consumers’ attention”. Drawing on equity theory, we hypothesize Read More »
Engagement is a concept which is currently proving to be of enormous interest in both academic as well as business fields. In addition to providing further insights into the notion, or more Read More »