Belief in a Just World: Consumer Intentions and Behaviors toward Ethical Products

By K. White, R. MacDonnell, J. Ellard. 2012

294 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/076a5c351a95cd4f923aec9cb22014499b720851

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Information Systems and Management

1. J. Peloza
2. Jingzhi Shang
3. J. T. Pursell
4. L. Ferrell
5. Raymond J. Harbert
6. Vinay Kumar
7. O. C. Ferrella
8. Joseph F. Hair

In Marketing

1. K. White
2. Darren W. Dahl
3. Lea H Dunn
4. J. Peloza
5. Jingzhi Shang
6. Rishad Habib
7. Vinay Kumar
8. Joseph F. Hair

In Sociology and Political Science

1. K. White
2. Darren W. Dahl
3. J. Peloza
4. Lea H Dunn
5. Jingzhi Shang
6. Rishad Habib
7. Vinay Kumar
8. Joseph F. Hair

Citations in the corpus

• Business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and brand attitudes: An exploratory study (2019, background): “To date, most research about ethical brands is associated with social responsibility (White et al., 2012).”
• Good and Guilt-Free: The Role of Self-Accountability in Influencing Preferences for Products with Ethical Attributes (2013, methodology): “Ethically produced goods typically involve a trade-off for consumers: The consumer gains an ethical good but often must pay more for the product or lose some other desirable attribute (Auger et al. 2008; White, MacDonnell, and Ellard 2012).”
• Evolution of Marketing as a Discipline: What Has Happened and What to Look Out For (2015, background): “…(Bower and Maxham 2012; Petersen and Kumar 2009), product customization (Franke, Keinz, and Steger 2009; Moreau, Bonney, and Herd 2011), and designing and offering ethical products (Kronrod, Grinstein, and Wathieu 2012; Lin and Chang 2012; Luchs et al. 2010; White, MacDonnell, and Ellard 2012).”
• A Review and Framework for Thinking about the Drivers of Prosocial Consumer Behavior (2020, background): “For instance, ethical products that promise justice restoration, such as fair trade products, are preferred by consumers with a high belief in a just world, especially when there is a high need for justice restoration (White et al. 2012).”
• Negative Reviews, Positive Impact: Consumer Empathetic Responding to Unfair Word of Mouth (2020, background): “…are violated, people seek ways to restore a sense of balance—for instance, by helping the person who has been wronged (Batson et al. 2007), compensating the victim (Lerner 1965), or choosing ethical product options that support those who have been mistreated (White, MacDonnell, and Ellard 2012).”