Many retailers communicate about their societal engagements to improve their image. Yet, overwhelmed by these more or less well-founded societal claims, consumers get troubles to identify truly responsible retailers, making societal communication probably less efficient. Based upon the...

Previous research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) generally acknowledges that consumers develop more favourable perceptions of responsible firms. Yet few empirical works have focused on the effects of the firm's societal communication and of its characteristics on brand equity. In this...

Previous research on corporate social responsibility generally acknowledges that consumers develop more favourable perceptions of responsible firms. Yet few empirical works have focused on the effects of the firm's societal communication and of its characteristics on brand equity. In this paper...

Comprendre comment les consommateurs découvrent, adoptent et tissent une relation avec des marques suscite un intérêt croissant parmi les chercheurs en comportement du consommateur. Une relation étant constituée d’une série d’interactions, les interactions clés entre marque et...

Self-checkout technologies (self-checkout or self-scanning systems) enjoy rapid development since the end of the 2000’s. Through qualitative interviews with retailers’ clients, this paper analyses their perception and usage of these new technologies. It helps to understand the process of...

Consumer participation in the different steps of products or services' production process is developing following many directions, from the most ordinary to the most creative ones. In this context, the present paper tries to clarify the definition of consumer participation and proposes a...

De nombreuses enseignes communiquent sur leurs engagements sociétaux afin d’améliorer leur image auprès des consommateurs. Néanmoins, face à la profusion d’arguments plus ou moins fondés, l’efficacité de la communication sociétale peut être questionnée. Mobilisant la théorie de...

Différents travaux sur la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises (RSE) montrent que les consommateurs perçoivent plus favorablement les entreprises agissant de manière responsable, mais n'étudient pas spécifiquement les effets de la communication sociétale et de ses caractéristiques sur...

De nombreuses entreprises du secteur de la distribution communiquent sur leursengagements sociétaux afin d’améliorer leur image auprès des consommateurs. Néanmoins,face à la profusion d’arguments plus ou moins fondés, l’efficacité de la communicationsociétale des enseignes est...

This article explores the purposes pursued by the French research in marketing. A scientometric analysis of four AFM Congresses communications reveals the permanence of a powerful managerial paradigm and the recent development of more societal questions. These results are discussed in a...