Dr Caroline J Oates

BA, MSc, PhD

Management School

Visiting Reader in Responsible Management

Caroline Oates.
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Dr Caroline J Oates
Management School
Room D027
91Ö±²¥ University Management School
Conduit Road
91Ö±²¥
S10 1FL
Profile

I gained a BA in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of 91Ö±²¥ in 1993, an MSc in Marketing from 91Ö±²¥ Hallam University in 2001 and a PhD from the University of 91Ö±²¥ in 1997.

Research interests

I collaborate with colleagues to investigate the decision making processes consumers engage in when (non)consuming sustainable technologies.

I also work with colleagues in the Dept of Psychology at the University of 91Ö±²¥ on marketing to children.

I have links with Fordham University, New York, where I collaborate with Professor Fran Blumberg on media consumption and young consumers.

I founded the Sustainability SIG for the Academy of Marketing network and continue to work closely with the new Directors, Dr Claudia Henninger (University of Manchester) and Dr Pallavi Singh (91Ö±²¥ Hallam University).

Publications

Books

  • Oates CJ & Alevizou PJ (2017) Conducting Focus Groups for Business and Management Students. London: SAGE Publications. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gunter B, Oates C & Blades M (2005) Advertising to children on TV. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. RIS download Bibtex download

Edited books

  • Blades M, Oates C, Blumberg F & Gunter B (Eds.) (2014) . London: Palgrave Macmillan. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

  • Smith S, Oates CJ & McLeay F (2023) . Journal of Strategic Marketing. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Singh P, Henninger CE, Oates CJ, Newman N & Alevizou PJ (2022) . Journal of Marketing Management, 38(9-10), 831-843. RIS download Bibtex download
  • von Nordheim L, Blades M, Oates C & Buckland NJ (2022) . Appetite, 168. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Verfuerth C, Gregory-Smith D, Oates CJ, Jones CR & Alevizou P (2021) . Journal of Marketing Management, 37(7-8), 671-702. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davies I, Oates C, Tynan C, Carrigan M, Casey K, Heath T, Henninger C, Lichrou M, McDonagh P, McDonald S , McKechnie S et al (2020) . European Journal of Marketing, 54(11), 2911-2939. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Singh P, Sahadev S, Oates C & Alevizou PJ (2020) . Journal of Business Research, 115, 110-121. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Verfuerth C, Jones CR, Gregory-Smith D & Oates C (2019) . Frontiers in Psychology, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger CE, Alevizou PJ & Oates CJ (2017) . European Journal of Marketing, 51(3), 668-691. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li S, Ye J, Blades M & Oates C (2016) . Chinese Sociological Dialogue, 1(2), 120-139. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Watkins L & Thyne M (2016) . European Journal of Marketing, 50(11), 1969-1974. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger CE, Alevizou PJ & Oates CJ (2016) . Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Alevizou P & McDonald S (2016) . Sustainability, 8(1), 75-75. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S, Thyne M, Timmis A & Carlile C (2015) . Journal of Marketing Management, 31(13-14), 1503-1528. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alevizou PJ, Oates CJ & McDonald S (2015) . Sustainability, 7(7), 8729-8747. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Scott A, Oates CJ & Young CW (2015) . Sustainability, 7(5), 5793-5818. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Newman N & Oates CJ (2014) . International Journal of Advertising, 33(3), 579-598. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Verhellen Y, Oates CJ, De Pelsmacker P & Dens N (2014) . Journal of Consumer Policy, 37(2), 235-255. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & McDonald S (2014) . Annals of Tourism Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li S, Blades M & Oates C (2013) Investigation of children's ability to identify web advertisements. Journal of Huazhong Normal University, 52(5), 169-176. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blades M, Blumberg FC & Oates CJ (2013) . Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, 221(2), 65-66. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blumberg FC, Blades M & Oates CJ (2013) Youth and new media: the appeal and educational ramifications of digital game play for children and adolescents.. Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, 221(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S, Blades M & Laing A (2013) How green is children's television?. Social Business: an interdisciplinary journal, 3(1), 37-45. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blades M, Oates CJ & Li S (2012) . Appetite. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S, Oates CJ, Alevizou PJ, Young CW & Hwang K (2012) . Journal of Marketing Management, 28(3-4), 445-468. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blades M, Blumberg F & Oates C (2012) . Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 220(1), 55-55. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reis R, Oates C, McGuinness M & Elliott D (2010) Developing relationships through direct marketing in a business-to-business context: The training sector in Portugal. Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM, 2, 814-821. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & Newman N (2010) Food on young children’s television in the UK. Young Consumers, 11(3), 160-169. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Reis R, McGuinness M & Elliott D (2010) Developing relationships through direct marketing in a business-to-business context. International Journal of Engineering and Industrial Management, 1(2), 47-60. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Young W, Hwang K, McDonald S & Oates CJ (2010) . SUSTAIN DEV, 18(1), 20-31. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ali M, Blades M, Oates C & Blumberg F (2009) . British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27(1), 71-83. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reis R, Oates C, McGuinness M & Elliott D (2009) . Direct Marketing: An International Journal, 3(3), 203-221. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S, Thyne M & Alevizou P (2009) Comparing sustainable consumption across product sectors. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 33(2), 137-145. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Blades M, Ali M & Blumberg FC (2009) Young children’s ability to recognize advertisements in web page designs. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27(1), 71-83. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S, Alevizou, P , Young CW, Hwang K & McMorland L (2008) Marketing sustainability: Use of information sources and degrees of voluntary simplicity.. Journal of Marketing Communications, 14(5), 351-365. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & McDonald S (2006) . SOCIOLOGY, 40(3), 417-433. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S & Oates CJ (2006) . Business Strategy and the Environment, 15(3), 157-170. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S, Oates CJ, Young CW & Hwang K (2006) . PSYCHOL MARKET, 23(6), 515-534. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S & Oates C (2003) . Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 39(4), 369-385. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blades M, Gunter B & Don J (2003) . Journal of Marketing Communications, 9(2), 59-71. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blades M & Gunter B (2003) . Journal of Marketing Management, 19(3-4), 401-409. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blades M & Gunter B (2003) . Journal of Marketing Management, 19(3), 401-409. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ (2001) writing women's magazines. Popular Culture Review, 12(1), 19-32. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Armstrong P & Tomes A (1998) . The Design Journal, 1(1), 2-11. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tomes A, Oates C & Armstrong P (1998) . Design Studies, 19(2), 127-142. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Salciuviene L, DovalienÄ— A, Gravelines Ž, Vilkas M, Oates CJ & BanytÄ— J () . EuroMed Journal of Business. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alevizou P () Sustainable Consumption Patterns in Different Product Sectors. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2(33). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alevizou P, Oates C & McDonald S () . Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 13, 321-325. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S & Oates C () . Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 13, 336-340. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Jones CR, McCreesh N, Oates C & Storey H (2023) Cut from the same cloth? Understanding behavioural spillover between different retail contexts In Gatersleben B & Murtagh N (Ed.), Handbook on Pro-environmental Behaviour Change (pp. 142-162). Cheltenham: EE. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C (2020) Sustainability marketing: products, fair trade and greenwashing In Eagle L, Dahl S, De Pelsmacker P & Taylor C (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Marketing Ethics (pp. 226-237). London: Sage Publications Limited. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger CE & Oates CJ (2017) , Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Digital Era (pp. 232-244). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S, Oates CJ & Alevizou PJ (2016) In Malhotra NK (Ed.), Marketing in and for a Sustainable Society (pp. 139-168). Emerald RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger CE, Alevizou PJ, Oates CJ & Cheng R (2016) , Sustainable Consumption (pp. 83-99). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger CE, Oates CJ, Alevizou PJ & Cheng R (2015) In Choi TM & Chen TC (Ed.), Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management From Sourcing to Retailing (pp. 129-154). Springer RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blades M, Gunter B, Oates C & Blumberg F (2014) Introduction to advertising to children, Advertising to Children New Directions, New Media (pp. 1-16). Palgrave Macmillan RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ali M & Blades M (2014) , Advertising to Children: New Directions, New Media (pp. 17-37). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chu MT, Blades M & Herbert J (2014) , Advertising to Children: New Directions, New Media (pp. 38-49). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li S, Pickering M, Ali M, Blades M & Oates C (2014) , Advertising to Children: New Directions, New Media (pp. 199-217). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blumberg F, Gunter B & Blades M (2014) , Advertising to Children (pp. 239-243). Palgrave Macmillan UK RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li S, Pickering M, Ali M, Blades M & Oates C (2014) , Advertising to Children (pp. 199-217). Palgrave Macmillan UK RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gunter B, Oates C, Blumberg F & Blades M (2014) Advertising to Children New Directions, New Media Introduction, ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN: NEW DIRECTIONS, NEW MEDIA (pp. 1-16). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blumberg F, Gunter B & Blades M (2014) Advertising to Children New Directions, New Media Conclusions, ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN: NEW DIRECTIONS, NEW MEDIA (pp. 239-243). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Newman N & Tziortzi A (2014) , Advertising to Children: New Directions, New Media (pp. 115-136). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Verhellen Y, Oates CJ, De Pelsmacker P & Dens N (2013) Children’s responses to traditional versus hybrid advertising: the moderating role of persuasion knowledge In Rosengren S, Dahlen M & Okazaki S (Ed.), Advances in Advertising Research: The Changing Roles of Advertising. Volume IV (pp. 379-390). EAA Springer RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S, Oates CJ, Alevizou P, Young CW & Hwang K (2013) Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. In McEachern M (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Green and Ethical Marketing (pp. 250-272). Abingdon: Routledge. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S & Young CW (2008) Choosing to be sustainable In Reddy S (Ed.), Green Consumerism - Approaches And Country Experiences Hyderabad: Icfai University Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & Blades M (2007) Advertising to children in China In Blumberg FC (Ed.), When East Meets West: Media research and practice in US and China (pp. 100-116). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McDonald S, Oates CJ & Alevizou P (2006) Decoding Governance: A study of purchase processes for sustainable technologies In Murphy J (Ed.), Governing Technology for Sustainability (pp. 25-40). London: Earthscan. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ (2000) The use of focus groups in social science research In Burton D (Ed.), Research Training for Social Scientists: A handbook for postgraduate researchers (pp. 186-195). London: Sage. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Henninger CE, Le Normand A & Sahab S () How is ‘sustainability’ translated? Language and fashion context In Armstrong K & Barnes L (Ed.), Transformative times for Fashion Marketing and Consumption: New Horizons Palgrave RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blumberg FC, Montgomery A, Graver CA, Oates C & Blades M () (pp. 1-8). Wiley RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blades M, Oates C, Blumberg FC & Sinclair M () (pp. 1-11). Wiley RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li S, Pickering M, Ali M, Blades M & Oates C () , Advertising to Children Palgrave Macmillan RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Xharavina N, Kapoulas A & Oates CJ (2023) Implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in fashion small and medium-sized enterprises in Kosovo: managers’ perspective. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business (pp 813-826). Vilnius, Lithuania, 27 September 2023 - 27 September 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C & Mollan S (2022) What are the pedagogical underpinnings of doctoral training in Management and Business Schools and why do they matter?. MArketing: The Fabric of Life, 5 July 2022 - 7 July 2022. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fu Y, Blades M & Oates C (2019) . MIERASS 2019 Proceedings (pp 49-53). Guilin, China, 21 April 2019 - 21 April 2019. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Circus V, Oates CJ, Blades M & Alevizou P (2018) From school to the family home: exploring reverse eco-socialisation from an environmental education programme. 25th IAPS Conference Proceedings, 9 July 2018 - 13 July 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & McDonald S (2018) Mapping sustainability: How individuals approach greening. Marketing the Brave. Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Conference, 2 July 2018 - 5 July 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Henninger C, Oates CJ & McDonald S (2018) What does it mean to be a sustainable business?. Marketing the Brave, 2 July 2018 - 5 July 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alevizou P, Oates CJ, McDonald S & Henninger C (2018) Signalling sustainability: Approaches to on-pack advertising and consumer responses.. American Academy of Advertising Annual Conference, 22 March 2018 - 25 March 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Singh P, Oates CJ, Sahadev S & Alevizou P (2016) Understanding environmental socialisation of adolescents in India. 7th Child and Teen Consumption Conference, 27 April 2016 - 27 April 2016. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S, Padmore J & Oke A (2015) Household behaviour and sustainability. Academy of Marketing Conference 2015 proceedings. University of Limerick, Ireland, 7 July 2015 - 7 July 2015. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, McDonald S & Padmore J (2015) Household behaviour and sustainability: from inactive to involved, and what lies in-between. Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Li S & Blades M (2014) Becoming knowledgeable consumers: the ability of young children to recognise when they are being targeted by marketers. Proceedings of the 6th International Child and Teen Consumption conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ (2009) Food content in children's UK television programmes. Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & Tuck N (2009) Identifying the frequency and nature of food content in UK children's television. Proceedings of the 14th International Corporate and Marketing Communications conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & McDonald S (2003) Sustainability: consumer perceptions and marketing strategies. Proceedings of the 32nd EMAC conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Blades M & Ross J (2003) Children's awareness and understanding of print and ambient advertising. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ, Blades M, Gunter B & Ross J (2002) Children's understanding of television advertising: a qualitative approach. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates C, Blades M & Gunter B (2002) . Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Vol. 1(3) (pp 238-245) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alevizou PJA, Oates CJ, McDonald S & Henninger CE () But who is looking? Decoding on-pack sustainability claims in Greece, UK, France and Sweden. Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing 50th Annual Conference RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates CJ & Henninger CE () The sensory retail experience -a customer focused approach to practitioner oriented goals. Sensory Branding, 26 April 2017 - 27 April 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Behavioural Research for Inclusivity, Sustainability and Technological Transformation (BRISTT)

Grants

Title: How do consumers begin to be green?

  • Awarding body: Marketing Trust
  • Date: 2016-2018
  • People involved: Seonaidh McDonald (Co-I)
  • Amount: £9,600

Title: Reduce, reuse recycle: tackling the waste hierarchy through young children’s television.

  • Awarding body: Nuffield Foundation
  • Date: 2010-2011
  • People involved: Seonaidh McDonald, RGU (P.I.) & Mark Blades, Psychology Dept.
  • Amount: £7400

Title: Identifying & analysing the frequency & nature of food content in UK children’s television programmes.

  • Awarding body: Academy of Marketing
  • Date: 2008-2009
  • Amount: £2,500

Title: Decision making for sustainable technologies.

  • Awarding body: ESRC Sustainable Technologies Programme
  • Date: 2003-2005
  • People involved: Will Young (P.I.) School of the Environment, University of Leeds & Seonaidh McDonald, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
  • Amount: £91,000
Teaching activities

Previously I taught modules on Integrated Marketing Communications. These involved looking at the different channels used by organizations to communicate their brand and how these channels are integrated, planned and evaluated. I used academic journal articles and case studies, together with guest speakers, to explore this topic. Students taking these modules contributed to discussions centred on real life examples and knowledge was tested at the end of the semester with an examination and coursework.

The modules closely reflected my research interests – I introduced ethics by relating lectures to my research on marketing to children and sustainable marketing.