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The rapid expansion of online grocery shopping has transformed consumers’ purchasing behaviour, yet limited research has examined how value-enhancing platform features may unintentionally encourage over-ordering behaviour. Drawing on an integrated...
The transition to a circular economy (CE) requires not only supply-side innovation but also a fundamental shift in consumer behaviour. However, existing research and policy frameworks often treat circular behaviour as a uniform construct,...
The research examines relationship between the perceived green authenticity and eco-label transparency of cosmetic products, and whether the green trust mediates these connections based on the principles of Signaling Theory and Commitment-Trust...
Cultural heritage preservation faces a paradox: high public valuation coexists with collapsing market demand. Framing preservation as a problem of sustainable consumption, we study Japan’s traditional textile industry, combining a student survey (n=...
Extending Howard Becker’s concept of “intermediate objects,” first introduced in Art from Start to Finish (2006), we theorize the material incompleteness of cultural works not as an objective, transitional stage in the artistic process, but as an...
Parfit's non-identity problem shows that on the counterfactual theory of harm, a child born severely disabled cannot be said to have been harmed by a decision to conceive earlier rather than later, since the alternative, healthier child would have...
Purpose This conceptual paper on the shortcomings of the circular economy model and proposes an approach towards regenerative supply chains where there is an inherent philosophy of restoring the ecosystems in design, rather than addressing...
We study future-blind preferences, which are preferences that heavily discount the future, within the space of infinite consumption streams. We give two definitions: N-blindness, where agents ignore periods beyond a fixed date N, and eventual...
The manufacturing industry faces the challenge of using resources more efficiently and implementing circular practices. A promising pathway is to establish a circular economy (CE) through additive manufacturing (AM), enabling on-demand production...
Founded in 1672 and rebranded in 1894, Rongbaozhai (荣宝斋) developed from a Qing dynasty stationery shop into a leading cultural institution specializing in fine art, calligraphy, and scholarly collectibles. Over more than three centuries, it...
Packaging decisions involve a complex balance of cost, functionality, efficiency, branding, and sustainability initiatives. One promising sustainability strategy that also reduces costs is lightweighting, a manufacturing practice aimed at reducing...
Establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface will require reliable and cost-effective access to life support consumables, particularly oxygen and water. While in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) has historically been evaluated for...
This study explains why Generation Z consumers in Arab markets form intentions to purchase sustainable skincare products and clarifies the psychological mechanism through which green self-identities are converted into intention. Extending the Theory...
Firms increasingly adopt Online-to-Offline (O2O) dual-channel strategies, maintaining physical stores while simultaneously leveraging online platforms for product promotion. While channel expansion typically stimulates demand, it may risk...
As sustainability becomes increasingly embedded in retail environments, questions remain regarding how different sustainability practices translate into meaningful consumer experiences, and under what conditions their experiential value is enhanced...
Deteriorating products impose large economic and environmental costs, yet inventory models rarely optimise preservation effort and shortage timing together while accounting for carbon costs, trade credit and environmentally aware demand. This study...
Second-hand consumption has become increasingly visible in Sub-Saharan African cities, yet the motivations driving this practice remain insufficiently understood. In Cameroon, the rapid expansion of informal markets and persistent socio-economic...
Pay-what-you-want (PWYW) pricing has been widely adopted across industries, yet the psychological drivers of consumer payment behavior remain incompletely understood. Extant research has identified diverse personal and social predictors, but these...
This study examines the psychological mechanisms through which mindfulness, digital minimalism practices, and perceived autonomy influence tourists’ intentions to participate in minimalist vacations, with digital well-being and online fear of...
Purpose The rapid development of ESG reporting practices raises cross-border pressures regarding convergence toward sustainability reporting, in which materiality plays an important role amid competing frameworks of regulation. The difference in...
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The Journal of Business Ethicspublishes only original articles from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning...
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The Journal of Industrial Ecologypublishes sustainability and circular economy research which considers the relationship between the environment and...
