"Mit Blick auf ihr Potential zur Schaffung neuer Arbeitsplätze gelten neugegründete Kleinbetriebe vielfach als Hoffnungsträger der Beschäftigungspolitik. Grund zur Hoffnung kann es allerdings nur für diejenigen Betriebe geben, die tatsächlich über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg bestehen...

"Mit Blick auf ihr Potential zur Schaffung neuer Arbeitsplätze gelten neugegründete Kleinbetriebe vielfach als Hoffnungsträger der Beschäftigungspolitik. Grund zur Hoffnung kann es allerdings nur für diejenigen Betriebe geben, die tatsächlich über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg bestehen...

This research examines the role of social context in ethical consumption, specifically, the extent to which anonymity and social control influence individuals' decisions to purchase organic and Fair Trade coffee. Our research design overcomes biases of prior research by combining framing and...

We address ethical consumption using a natural field experiment on the actual purchase of Fair Trade (FT) coffee in three supermarkets in Germany. Based on a quasi-experimental before-and-after design the effects of three different treatments - information, 20% price reduction, and a moral...

Certain design characteristics of stated preference surveys are often linked to protest responses. The dichotomous choice format, for example, is said to result in fewer protest responses. However, not much is known at present about the relationship between survey characteristics and the level...

In a case study related to Scotch malt whisky production, this study analyses consumers’ perceptions and preferences regarding two aspects that have emerged in the debate on sustainable production and consumption, and on environmentally responsible food choice, namely (i) the use of pesticides...

Ethical aspects of food products have become increasingly important for Western European consumers. One example of such ethical consumption attributes are “peace products”, commodities produced in peaceful economic cooperation between members of conflicting parties in areas of political...