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Marketing Research Seminar: Manoj Thomas

04 Oct -
2019 -
11:00 am
Jouy-en-Josas
English

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2019-10-04T11:00:00 2024-03-29T12:20:35 Marketing Research Seminar: Manoj Thomas Manoj Thomas  Associate Professor of Marketing at Cornell University  https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/mkt27/ T Building  -  Room T020  The Malleable Morality of Conspicuous Consumption Conspicuous consumption has often been decried as immoral by many philosophers and scholars, yet it is ubiquitous and widely embraced. We resolve this apparent paradox by proposing that the perceived morality of conspicuous consumption is malleable, contingent upon how different moral lenses highlight the different characteristics embedded in the behavior. Utilizing the Moral Foundations Theory, we demonstrate that the individualizing values (i.e., equality and welfare) make people focus on the self-enhancing characteristics of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally objectionable. However, the binding values (i.e., deference to authority, in-group loyalty, and purity) make people focus on the social identity signaling characteristic of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally permissible. Thus, this research suggests that some moral values can, somewhat paradoxically, increase conspicuous consumption. Jouy-en-Josas

Manoj Thomas

 Associate Professor of Marketing at Cornell University 

https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/mkt27/

T Building  -  Room T020 

The Malleable Morality of Conspicuous Consumption

Conspicuous consumption has often been decried as immoral by many philosophers and scholars, yet it is ubiquitous and widely embraced. We resolve this apparent paradox by proposing that the perceived morality of conspicuous consumption is malleable, contingent upon how different moral lenses highlight the different characteristics embedded in the behavior. Utilizing the Moral Foundations Theory, we demonstrate that the individualizing values (i.e., equality and welfare) make people focus on the self-enhancing characteristics of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally objectionable. However, the binding values (i.e., deference to authority, in-group loyalty, and purity) make people focus on the social identity signaling characteristic of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally permissible. Thus, this research suggests that some moral values can, somewhat paradoxically, increase conspicuous consumption.

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2019-10-04T11:00:00 2024-03-29T12:20:35 Marketing Research Seminar: Manoj Thomas Manoj Thomas  Associate Professor of Marketing at Cornell University  https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/mkt27/ T Building  -  Room T020  The Malleable Morality of Conspicuous Consumption Conspicuous consumption has often been decried as immoral by many philosophers and scholars, yet it is ubiquitous and widely embraced. We resolve this apparent paradox by proposing that the perceived morality of conspicuous consumption is malleable, contingent upon how different moral lenses highlight the different characteristics embedded in the behavior. Utilizing the Moral Foundations Theory, we demonstrate that the individualizing values (i.e., equality and welfare) make people focus on the self-enhancing characteristics of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally objectionable. However, the binding values (i.e., deference to authority, in-group loyalty, and purity) make people focus on the social identity signaling characteristic of conspicuous consumption, making it seem morally permissible. Thus, this research suggests that some moral values can, somewhat paradoxically, increase conspicuous consumption. Jouy-en-Josas