Ethical Products = Less Strong: How Explicit and Implicit Reliance on the Lay Theory Affects Consumption Behaviors

Many consumers implicitly associate sustainability with lower product strength. This so-called ethical = less strong intuition (ELSI) poses a major threat for the success of sustainable products. This article explores this pervasive lay theory and examines whether it is a key barrier for sustainable...

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Authors: Mai, Robert (Author) ; Hoffmann, Stefan (Author) ; Lasarov, Wassili (Author) ; Buhs, Arne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 158, Issue: 3, Pages: 659-677
Further subjects:B Ethical products
B Implicit Association Test
B Sustainability
B Shopping patterns
B Intuition
B Field Experiment
B Consumption data
B Consumption decision-making
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