"Make an effort and show me the love!": effects of indexical and iconic authenticity on perceived brand ethicality

This article uncovers an important yet overlooked antecedent of brand ethicality that lies beyond the predominant focus on environmental and social actions in the literature: perceived brand authenticity. Perceived authenticity and brand ethicality strongly drive consumer decision making, but the li...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Kerviler, Gwarlann de (Author) ; Heuvinck, Nico (Author) ; Gentina, Élodie 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Springer 2022
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 179, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-110
Further subjects:B Authenticity
B Perceived brand ethicality
B Love
B Effort
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a2200000 4500
001 1811497667
003 DE-627
005 20230710123109.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 220725s2022 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1007/s10551-021-04779-3  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1811497667 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1811497667 
035 |a (DE-He213)s10551-021-04779-3-e 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)119655627X  |0 (DE-627)1678193364  |4 aut  |a Kerviler, Gwarlann de 
109 |a Kerviler, Gwarlann de  |a De Kerviler, Gwarlann 
245 1 0 |a "Make an effort and show me the love!"  |b effects of indexical and iconic authenticity on perceived brand ethicality  |c Gwarlann de Kerviler, Nico Heuvinck, Elodie Gentina 
264 1 |c 2022 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a This article uncovers an important yet overlooked antecedent of brand ethicality that lies beyond the predominant focus on environmental and social actions in the literature: perceived brand authenticity. Perceived authenticity and brand ethicality strongly drive consumer decision making, but the link between the two has not been closely scrutinized. This article examines how two types of authenticity cues (indexical and iconic) differently influence consumers’ perceptions of brand ethicality. Across five studies and four different product categories, the findings show that indexical authenticity cues (i.e., an original product by a brand) lead to greater perceived brand ethicality than iconic authenticity cues (i.e., an authentic reproduction by the same brand). The underlying mechanism is that indexical authenticity cues (compared to iconic authenticity cues) prompt people to perceive that a product is made with more effort; this increases their perception that it is crafted with love, which then enhances their perception of brand ethicality. The findings also indicate that lower perceived brand ethicality when using iconic authentic cues (versus indexical authentic cues) can be offset by the notion that developing the product involved intense effort. 
601 |a authentes 
650 4 |a Authenticity 
650 4 |a Effort 
650 4 |a Love 
650 4 |a Perceived brand ethicality 
655 4 |0 (DE-206)49  |a Aufsatz in Zeitschrift  |5 DE-206 
700 1 |a Heuvinck, Nico  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)1140238205  |0 (DE-627)89840939X  |0 (DE-576)493730532  |4 aut  |a Gentina, Élodie  |d 1982- 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Journal of business ethics  |d Dordrecht : Springer, 1982  |g 179(2022), 1 vom: Aug., Seite 89-110  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)270937129  |w (DE-600)1478688-6  |w (DE-576)121465284  |x 1573-0697  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:179  |g year:2022  |g number:1  |g month:08  |g pages:89-110 
856 4 0 |u https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10551-021-04779-3.pdf  |x Verlag  |z lizenzpflichtig 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04779-3  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4172343201 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1811497667 
LOK |0 005 20220725153051 
LOK |0 008 220725||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixzo 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw