The concept of metabolism, as applied to the interrelations between human society and the rest of nature, has been one of the most fruitful iterations of socioecological thought over the last few decades. Here we will examine specific orientations of metabolic thought commonly employed in the...

This article systematically presents Marx's ideas about political economy and historical materialism in the "Introduction" to the Grundrisse . Two questions are posed and addressed. The first one is: what implications does the "Introduction" have for the contemporary Marxist discussions on...

In the modern age, the card payment business has flourished in Pakistan. Many multinational and national commercial banks have not only introduced debit cards but also many types of credit cards with distinct payment plans, and they are broadly used as financial instruments in consumer...

Food waste is a global challenge to sustainable development. Nevertheless, there is insufficient research on the issue at the consumption stage, especially in developing countries (e.g., Malaysia). To effectively ameliorate food waste, it is crucial to understand how internal cultural values and...

Building upon the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) and the hedonic motivation theories, this study aims to assess the effects of consumer awareness variables viz. unhealthy product knowledge (PK), brand expertise (BE), perceived price and tax policy interventions (PTP), and personality traits...

Inglehart developed a theory examining the changes of values in post-industrial societies from materialist towards post-materialist views. Inglehart contended that the rise of post-materialism helps explain the rise of environmentalism since the 1960s. Through a 2022 survey targeting individual...

Smartphone games are played on smartphones, such as smartphones or feature phones; personal digital assistants; tablets that can handle gaming consoles; and portable media players with internet connectivity. People are becoming addicted to smartphone games. Few researches have examined such...

In the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), G.W. F. Hegel argues that in order for self-consciousness to develop independence, he must subject another form of self-consciousness to dependence by means of consumption or domination in a death-and-life struggle. The battle for independence between these...

Proceeding from the perspective of historical materialism, this article examines technological revolution and industrial revolution as intermediate-level concepts for analyzing economic long waves, and reconstructs the political economy analysis framework of long-wave theory. Based on this...

This research provides value to marketing researchers and professionals in regard to what triggers customers to purchase compulsively by studying the impact of materialism and self-congruence on the obsessive-compulsive buying behaviour (OCBB) of apparel by university students and the mediating...

This study aims to explore how and why self-discrepancy affects materialism and impulsive buying and the extent to which subjective well-being mediates the relationship between self-discrepancy, materialism and impulsive buying. Design/methodology/approach The authors have tested the hypothesis...

Whereas there is substantial evidence that economic freedom generates positive growth effects, much less is known about how social values impact the institutional framework underlying economic freedom. We address this gap in the literature, using panel data for a heterogeneous group of countries...

Smartphone games are played on smartphones, such as smartphones or feature phones; personal digital assistants; tablets that can handle gaming consoles; and portable media players with internet connectivity. People are becoming addicted to smartphone games. Few researches have examined such...

Business development policies cover both marketing and sales functions, as they are so intertwined in most firms. Thus, managers should comply with the factors that influence sustainable consumption behaviour. The study aims to investigate the effect of environmental knowledge (EK), materialism...

"What is money? What is capital? The Spectre of Capital tackles such fundamental questions at a deep philosophical level. It argues that the modern world is ruled by a 'spectre', the spectre of capital. This insight is rooted in an original combination of the ideas of Marx and Hegel. It presents...

Business development policies cover both marketing and sales functions, as they are so intertwined in most firms. Thus, managers should comply with the factors that influence sustainable consumption behaviour. The study aims to investigate the effect of environmental knowledge (EK), materialism...

At a time when it is critically important to preserve natural resources and reduce the amount of man-made pollution, this article explores other potentials for materialism in today’s market economies. Based on a two-year ethnography in Poland, we learn from simplifiers who denounce current...

Purpose This study applies the modified brand avoidance model to examine factors that influence sustainable fashion avoidance behaviour among millennial shoppers in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A positivistic approach and a web-based online survey were employed to collect...