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ABSTRACT Consumers' increasing environmental concerns are prompting a shift in fashion consumption, fueling the remarkable growth of the second‐hand market. Over the last decade, this trend has spurred the emergence of a plethora of online platforms dedicated to the resale of pre‐loved fashion items.
Gabriele Murtas, Giuseppe Pedeliento
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ABSTRACT The fashion industry plays a key role towards global sustainability goals, yet remains among the most sustainability‐impacting sectors. Since 2020, several disruptions—including the Covid‐19 pandemic, geopolitical instability, and ambitious sustainability policies—have dramatically reshaped how consumers interact with fashion. In response, the
Chiara Marinelli
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ABSTRACT This study revisits the relationship between environmental and social sustainability and customer loyalty, integrating both sufficiency and necessity theoretical perspectives within a generational framework. It examines whether generational differences moderate these relationships and whether these sustainability dimensions act not only as ...
Ovidiu I. Moisescu, Oana A. Gică
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ABSTRACT The circular economy is gaining traction as a transformative approach to address climate change and the shortcomings of the linear economic model, which is defined by unsustainable production and consumption patterns. This study explores the implementation of circularity principles in the Spanish automotive industry, with particular attention ...
Salvador Perez‐Canto +2 more
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ABSTRACT Firms invest heavily in corporate social initiatives (CSIs), yet evidence of behaviour change remains limited. This study examines whether corporate social marketing (CSM) elicits stronger behavioural intentions to change than other CSI formats, such as philanthropy and cause‐related marketing (CRM), and identifies the psychological mechanisms
Paul Blaise Issock Issock
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The Habit of Seeking: Liberal Education and the Library at Berea College [PDF]
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Gowler, Steve
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ABSTRACT This research investigates how sustainability‐oriented initiatives aimed at innovating a firm's business model can lead to different economic, social and environmental performance configurations, with the objective of identifying the determinants that explain these differences. We carried out a multiple case study, selecting firms based on the
Paolo Di Toma +3 more
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What does Marx mean by the "fetishism of commodities" ? [PDF]
The present paper aims to analyse Marx’s concept of “fetishism of commodities” by explaining the mechanism of a social genesis of determined illusions, arising in the sphere of production and circulation of commodities.
Dobra, Alexandra
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Spontaneous order and relational sociology:from the Scottish Enlightenment to human figurations [PDF]
If viewed from a long-term and large-scale perspective, human interdependencies today can be seen as approaching species integration on a worldwide level.
Law, Alex
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How Consumers Contest Legitimacy: Skepticism Toward Corporate Social Responsibility
ABSTRACT Consumer skepticism toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives operates not only as an individual‐level response but also as a societal governance mechanism that disciplines firms and reshapes organizational legitimacy. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with consumers in an emerging Latin American economy, this study advances an ...
Francine Zanin Bagatini +2 more
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