RT Article
T1 Exploring Perceptions of Advertising Ethics: An Informant-Derived Approach
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 159
IS 3
SP 727
OP 744
A1 Shabbir, Haseeb Ahmed
A2 Maalouf, Hala
A2 Griessmair, Michele
A2 Colmekcioglu, Nazan
A2 Akhtar, Pervaiz
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785605976
AB Whilst considerable research exists on determining consumer responses to pre-determined statements within numerous ad ethics contexts, our understanding of consumer thoughts regarding ad ethics in general remains lacking. The purpose of our study therefore is to provide a first illustration of an emic and informant-based derivation of perceived ad ethics. The authors use multi-dimensional scaling as an approach enabling the emic, or locally derived deconstruction of perceived ad ethics. Given recent calls to develop our understanding of ad ethics in different cultural contexts, and in particular within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, we use Lebanon—the most ethically charged advertising environment within MENA—as an illustrative context for our study. Results confirm the multi-faceted and pluralistic nature of ad ethics as comprising a number of dimensional themes already salient in the existing literature but in addition, we also find evidence for a bipolar relationship between individual themes. The specific pattern of inductively derived relationships is culturally bound. Implications of the findings are discussed, followed by limitations of the study and recommendations for further research.
K1 Lebanon
K1 Multi-dimensional scaling
K1 Emic-etic
K1 Advertising
K1 Ethics
DO 10.1007/s10551-018-3784-7