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Humanism in the Age of Hyperreality: A Speculative Critique of AI Therapybots and the Neoliberal Commodification of Human Beings

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the future place of humanistic counseling, assuming the successful mass deployment of artificial intelligence therapy chatbots (AITCs). We systematically identify the limitations of AITCs through the lens of Jean Baudrillard's view on simulacra and hyperreality and identify five collective psychosocial consequences of ...
Brett. D. Wilkinson, Andrew M. Brown
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Millennials' Hybrid Consumer Identities: Balancing Consumer Ethnocentrism

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While consumer ethnocentrism has been widely examined, little is known about how consumers manage the persistent gap between ethnocentric attitudes and everyday purchasing behavior. Drawing on balance theory (Heider 1958), this study conceptualizes consumer ethnocentrism as a situationally activated balancing process rather than a stable ...
Barbora Vaculová, Clarinda Jansberg
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Loneliness and the Customer Journey: Toward a Framework for Customer Experience Management

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can customer experience (CX) frameworks be used to understand and support service firms to mitigate loneliness and social isolation? This paper addresses this question by developing the Lonely Customer Journey, a conceptual framework that uses the Touchpoints‐Context‐Qualities (TCQ) framework (De Keyser et al.
Nina Veflen, Lars Witell, Lars Fuglsang
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Operationalizing the Metaverse for Urban Sustainability: Evidence From an Expert Panel and the Seoul Metaverse City Case Study

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart cities and urban digital twins have fostered the emergence of immersive environments, such as the metaverse. While contemporary scholarlship has increasingly examined the integration of the metaverse within smart city infrastructures, the critical nexus between urban sustainability and the metaverse remains largely under‐researched. This
Jose Manuel Diaz‐Sarachaga, Ayyoob Sharifi   +1 more
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne, Adis Dzebo, Zoha Shawoo, Mario Cardenas, Pierrick Chalaye, Alexia Faus Onbargi, Cassilde Muhoza, Patricia Nicdao, Nokwethaba Makhanya, Navam Niles, Priyatma Singh   +10 more
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
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Glocal Regenerative Viticulture: Exploring Sustainable Winemaking Strategies in Europe

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global wine industry is transforming due to climate change challenges. Glocalization is increasingly relevant in winemaking, where geographical and cultural diversity requires context‐specific solutions in the existing sustainability spectrum in viticulture.
Aleksandra N. Volkova, Ekaterina A. Ivanova, Aleksandr K. Vorobev, Flavio P. Martins, Michael E. Akim   +4 more
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Public Willingness to Pay for Regenerative Agriculture: Socioeconomic Drivers and Perception of Ecosystem Services

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural intensification is a key driver of soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the progressive degradation of ecosystems, increasing the urgency for transformative agricultural models. Regenerative agriculture (RA) has emerged as a promising solution by integrating ecological principles with long‐term economic viability to restore ...
Beatriz Salazar‐Gálvez, Yolanda Sorroche‐del‐Rey, Laura Piedra‐Muñoz, Pedro A. Aguilera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Anytime, Anywhere”: Online Language Tutoring Platforms and the Rise of the (Im)Mobile Language Teacher

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
wiley   +1 more source

The Hidden Hallyu Emerged: Exploring the Key Motives of Reading Adapted K‐Webtoons of South Korea

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate why global fans read Korean webtoons (K‐webtoons) and how their motivations vary across different genres. Previous studies have approached the Korean Wave (Hallyu) from a national perspective, emphasizing its influence and primarily discussing K‐pop and K‐drama.
Hoseok Gwak, Ga‐rog Han, Taehyung Kim, Minseok Kim   +3 more
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