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 Dimitrios Kolyperas

Dr Mona Moufahim

Professor Leigh Sparks

Professor Julie Tinson

Dr Carolyn Wilson-Nash

Related outputs

Selecting, optimizing, and compensating during lockdown

Wilson-Nash C, Pavlopoulou I & Wang Z (2023). Selecting, optimizing, and compensating during lockdown: How older consumers use social networking services to improve social well-being. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 58(2-3), 301-320. https://doi.org/10.1177/10949968231155156

Political parties and Organization Studies

Husted E, Moufahim M & Fredriksson M (2022) Political parties and Organization Studies: The party as a critical case of organizing. Organization Studies, 43(8), 1327-1341. https://doi.org/10.1177/017084062110109

The Role of Tourism in Personal Nationalism

Tinson J & Saren M (2022). The Role of Tourism in Personal Nationalism: A Case Study. Tourism Management, 93, 104612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104612

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

Sharing Food through mobile applications: transformative producer-consumer relations for reducing food waste

Harvey J, Smith A, Goulding J & Branco-Illodo I (2020) Sharing Food through mobile applications: transformative producer-consumer relations for reducing food waste. Industrial Marketing Management, 88, 437-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2019.02.019

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