Netno wanted me to send a quick Netnocon 2024 reminder: your 500-word abstract or 10-page full paper is due THIS FRIDAY: January 12, 2024. If you plan to present, please get that submission in soon. Here's the link to the submission site: lnkd.in/gwSFvggV (he's watching!)

Do you ever wonder how gift giving manifests in enduring dyadic relationships? Chihling Liu along with her co-authors Robert V. Kozinets Anthony Patterson, Xin Zhao discuss “The Micropolitics of Mother-Daughter Gift Exchange" based on this latest Journal of Consumer Research article. academic.oup.com/jcr/article/do…

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch. We’re still on the look-out for an appropriate venue itv.com/news/granada/2…

Academy of Marketing Conference 2024! Final call for papers for the Main Conference or the Doctoral Colloquium. Deadline is the 1st of Feb. Lots of great workshops and sessions. Please consider applying. academyofmarketing.org/conference-cal…

Join us for the Women@Liverpool IWD event, 'Navigating motherhood in the academy' with research insights from Laura Radcliffe Rachel Ashman and a panel of Shreyashi Dasgupta Dr Nikki Power Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova Dr Leanne Burton LivUni Diversity and Equality 05.03, 10.30-12 with lunch! liverpool.ac.uk/events/event/?…

Inspired by today's Women@Liverpool IWD event! So much resonated, particularly naming the pressure to be an 'ideal mother' and 'ideal academic', and how to advocate for an inclusive environment where we can bring our real selves to work! Sign up for future events LivUni Diversity and Equality

Laura Radcliffe Rachel Ashman Hannah Mcaleavey, Chris Williams and I are all enjoying the #letstalkresearch2024 conference! We garnered brilliant feedback from NHS staff about the problems they experience with flexible working practices and how they might be made more family-friendly.

Delighted to welcome Professor Linda L Price from UWyo News and Prof Lisa Peñaloza from KEDGE Business School who will visit UoL Management School to present their latest research. 📅 Wednesday 13 March 2024 ⏰️ 12 - 4pm 📍 Marketing Suite, Management School

#FutureFamiliesWork is officially live! We’re ready to support managers in creating inclusive, family-friendly hybrid workplaces. Discover more & download our FREE research-led toolkit today: futurefamilieswork.org.uk #WorkingFamilies #HybridWork

We have launched our website!

We loved listening to ⁦Caitlyn Collins⁩ and ⁦Ezra Klein⁩ discuss the deep conflict between parenting and work ideals. We highly recommend it. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Rachel Ashman & Laura Radcliffe had a great day at Parliament yesterday for ‘Forward Flex’ - celebrating the progress and future of #FlexibleWorking. Big thanks to all hosts & panellists Dr. Jasmine Kelland, University of Plymouth, Yasmin Qureshi MP, Claire McCartney & CEO Jane van Zyl Working Families 👏

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & here’s Eva’s Story - a single mother struggling to find balance & approach the topic of #mentalhealth in the workplace. Read the full case study & discover solutions in our toolkit: shorturl.at/tHNT0 #workingfamilies #flexibleworking

My ruminations get a mention in this article: ‘I’m an adult Harry Potter fan. People stare at my robes but I don’t care’ inews.co.uk/culture/books/…

Attention marketing scholars and enthusiasts! 📢 The latest of JCB is out now, and it's not to be missed. In this provocative edition themed "Less is More", the JCB editorial challenges the bloat and overwrought complexity plaguing much of today's academic marketing research.

The home of readable, radical research asks us to consider….is less, more??

Is it possible to pity the plight of the White male middle-aged professor? This article makes the case. acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?ur… #workingclass #diversityandinclusion #academictwitter #intersectionalmatters #identityinacademic #highereddiversity

Rachel Ashman “let participants speak to the data and get to know them”. This can provide rich insights and strong research connections for future projects #NETNOCON24

Amazing how 🌐#NETNOCON24 unite us to push boundaries & explore our dynamic landscape from emerging standpoints. ⭐️ Ovations to #FutureNetnography chair Angela Beccanulli and panelists R. Belk, Rachel Ashman, Lena Çavuşoğlu, katie, Magda Raza for igniting the talks! 🔥

Did you know that many AI-generated explicit images are pregnant female cyborgs? 🤰🏻🤖 This is just one of the interesting insights from the netnographic research from our “duo-netnography”, Rachel Ashman & Robert V. Kozinets, delving into stigmatized topic of pornography. 🌐#NETNOCON24