Consumers, Cultures and Societies

Consumers Cultures and Societies research explores the ethical (or unethical) aspects of everyday consumer behaviour, consumer responses to corporate social responsibility and the formation of consumer communities, tribes and subcultures in specific consumption contexts.

Related staff

Dr Ines Branco-Illodo

Dr Amy Goode

Dr Dimitrios Kolyperas

Dr Mona Moufahim

Professor Leigh Sparks

Professor Julie Tinson

Dr Carolyn Wilson-Nash

Professor Jimmy Young

Related outputs

Exogenous cognition and cognitive state theory: the plexus of consumer analytics and decision-making

Smith A, Harvey J, Goulding J, Smith G & Sparks L (2021) Exogenous cognition and cognitive state theory: the plexus of consumer analytics and decision-making. Marketing Theory, 21 (1), pp. 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593120964947

Creating and managing participative brand communities: The roles members perform

Veloutsou C & Black I (2020) Creating and managing participative brand communities: The roles members perform. Journal of Business Research, 117, pp. 873-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.06.032

"You Really Shouldn't Have!" Coping with failed gift experiences

Branco-Illodo I, Heath T & Tynan C (2020) "You Really Shouldn't Have!" Coping with failed gift experiences. European Journal of Marketing, 54 (4), pp. 857-883. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-05-2018-0309

Introducing the socialbot: a novel touchpoint along the young adult customer journey

Wilson-Nash C, Goode A & Currie A (2020) Introducing the socialbot: a novel touchpoint along the young adult customer journey. European Journal of Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejm-07-2019-0555

Pilgrimage, consumption and rituals: Spiritual authenticity in a Shia Muslim pilgrimage

Moufahim M & Lichrou M (2019) Pilgrimage, consumption and rituals: Spiritual authenticity in a Shia Muslim pilgrimage. Tourism Management, 70, pp. 322-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.08.023

Thrilled to Have "Bagged a Bargain" or "Bitter" and "Very Frustrating"? Exploring Consumer Attitudes to Value and Deals in Tourism

McCabe S & Branco Illodo I (2018) Thrilled to Have "Bagged a Bargain" or "Bitter" and "Very Frustrating"? Exploring Consumer Attitudes to Value and Deals in Tourism. Journal of Travel Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287518790403

Sport fans' roles in value co-creation

Kolyperas D, Maglaras G & Sparks L (2018) Sport fans' roles in value co-creation. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2018.1505925

Psychological ownership and music streaming consumption

Sinclair G & Tinson J (2017) Psychological ownership and music streaming consumption. Journal of Business Research, 71, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.10.002

Anticipatory Savoring and Consumption: Just Thinking about That First Bite of Chocolate Fills You Up Faster

Black I & Areni CS (2016) Anticipatory Savoring and Consumption: Just Thinking about That First Bite of Chocolate Fills You Up Faster. Psychology and Marketing, 33 (7), p. 516–524. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20894

Do they know its CSR at all? An exploration of socially responsible music consumption

Green T, Sinclair G & Tinson J (2016) Do they know its CSR at all? An exploration of socially responsible music consumption. Journal of Business Ethics, 138 (2), pp. 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2582-8

The Vlaams Belang: The Rhetoric of Organizational Identity

Moufahim M, Reedy P & Humphreys M (2015) The Vlaams Belang: The Rhetoric of Organizational Identity. Organization Studies, 36 (1), pp. 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840614546149