Are We Becoming More Ethical Consumers During the Global Pandemic?: The Moderating Role of Negotiable Fate Across Cultures

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis which has witnessed consumers experiencing significant anxiety provoked by the threats to their health and even lives. Meanwhile, consumers have been observed to make more ethical purchases since the start of the pandemic. Drawing on literature on terror mana...

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Subtitles:"Special Issue on Ethical Consumerism in Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Challenges"
Authors: Cheng, Junjun (Author) ; Huang, Yimin (Author) ; Chen, Bo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2024
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 191, Issue: 4, Pages: 757-776
Further subjects:B Tightness-Looseness
B Covid-19
B Ethical consumption
B Terror management
B Negotiable fate
B Three-way interaction
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