Strong Reciprocity in Consumer Boycotts

Boycotts are among the most frequent forms of consumer expression against unethical or egregious acts by firms. Most current research explains consumers’ decisions to participate in a boycott using a universal cost-benefit model that mixes instrumental and expressive motives. To date, no conceptual...

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Authors: Hahn, Tobias (Author) ; Albert, Noël (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2017
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 145, Issue: 3, Pages: 509-524
Further subjects:B Behavioral motives
B Strong reciprocity
B Motivational heterogeneity
B Consumer boycotts
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