Lecturer in Marketing, University of Melbourne
Michal teaches and researches in the areas of marketing ethics, marketing theory, strategic marketing, retail management/marketing, ethical consumption, consumer culture and consumer behaviour. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research and Higher Education Research and Development. Michal is currently co-editing a interdisciplinary book titled ‘Ethics in Consumption: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ to be published by Routledge, and co-convening an ESRC Seminar Series of the same title. Michal holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD also from the University of Melbourne. Prior to entering academia, Michal spent almost a decade working for Unilever in Australia and the UK.
Organic, free-range, fairtrade or vegan: how ethical consumption got so selective
Dec 27, 2018 10:30 am UTC| Health
Are you an organic shopper? Into fairtrade? A greenhouse gas warrior? All about free-range and animal welfare? Even if you said yes to all the above, the chances are that, when you shop, only a few products that meet...
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