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

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

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: Jan 18, 2021
• 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