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Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Research

Carrington, M.; Chatzidakis, A.; Goworek, H.; Shaw, D.

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Authors

M. Carrington

A. Chatzidakis

D. Shaw



Abstract

The terminology employed to explore consumption ethics, the counterpart to business ethics, is increasingly varied not least because consumption has become a central discourse and area of investigation across disciplines (e.g. Graeber, 2011). Rather than assuming interchangeability, we argue that these differences signify divergent understandings and contextual nuances and should, therefore, inform future writing and understanding in this area. Accordingly, this article advances consumer ethics scholarship through a systematic review of the current literature that identifies key areas of convergence and contradiction. We then present the articles in this Journal of Business Ethics Symposium and analyse how these articles fit within the interdisciplinary themes. Subsequently, we develop a transdisciplinary theoretical framework that encapsulates the complexity and contextual nature of consumption ethics. We conclude by outlining how genuinely transdisciplinary research into the intersection of ethics with consumption may develop.

Citation

Carrington, M., Chatzidakis, A., Goworek, H., & Shaw, D. (2020). Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Research. Journal of Business Ethics, 168(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04473-w

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 28, 2019
Online Publication Date Jan 18, 2020
Publication Date 2020-01
Deposit Date Jan 15, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Business Ethics
Print ISSN 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN 1573-0697
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 168
Issue 2
Pages 215-238
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04473-w
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1278762

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