Is the role of marketing research in business and society becoming too invasive? Where should the privacy line be drawn?
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To find articles on this topic, you may want to look at the following databases in the Online Library:
- ABI/INFORM Complete
- EBSCO Business Search Elite
You can find these databases under "Find Articles" or "Browse by Field" under "Business"
Next, use the "Advanced Search" option and search using keywords such as: "marketing" (or "marketing research") "ethics" and "privacy."
The following are some of the articles found in ABI/INFORM using the keywords suggested above:
- Ashworth, L., & Free, C. (2006). Marketing dataveillance and digital privacy: Using theories of justice to understand consumers' online privacy concerns. Journal of Business Ethics, 67(2), 107-107-123.
- Murphy, E. R., Illes, J., & Reiner, P. B. (2008). Neuroethics of neuromarketing. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 7(4), 293.
- Wilson, R. M., Gaines, J., & Hill, R. P. (2008). Neuromarketing and consumer free will. The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 42(3), 389-389-410.
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Using the same keywords, the following articles were found in EBSCO Business Source Elite:
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Smith, H. (2001). Information Privacy and Marketing: What the U.S. should (and shouldn't) learn from Europe. California Management Review, 43(2), 8-33.
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Phillips, A. (2010). Researchers, snoopers and spies -- the legal and ethical challenges facing observational research. International Journal of Market Research, 52(2), 275-278.
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Mayer, C. S., & White Jr., C. H. (1969). The Law of Privacy and Marketing Research. Journal of Marketing, 33(2), 1-4.