Towards a conceptual foundation of ‘Conscientious Corporate Brands’

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is an associate professor at Oslo School of Management, Norway. He holds a Dr Oecon (PhD) at Norwegian School of Management BI. He has a background as an entrepreneur and from management and board positions within telecommunication industry. His research agenda consists of various subjects within inter-fi rm relationships, such as: governance of foreign collaborative partners, co-ordination and cooperation, relationship management, relationship quality and relationship climate. Anders Billstr ö mis a doctoral student at Halmstad University, Sweden. His research interest include business-to-business relationships. ABSTRACT This article develops a conceptual foundation for Conscientious Corporate Brands (CCBs) by exploring the role that (i) environmental and (ii) climate change issues, and that (iii) internal and (iv) external corporate codes of ethics play as dimensions of CCBs. The article ' s aim is to extend previous research in ethical branding by proposing an empirically grounded conceptual foundation of ' the conscientious dimension ' of a corporate brand. The empirical context is based onNordic business-to-business relationships.

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