Russell W. Belk
York University
Russell W. Belk is an American business academic and a Distinguished Research Professor, as well as Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing at the Schulich School of Business, York University. He is a leading authority on consumption, consumer culture, consumer behaviour, materialism, collecting, gift-giving, sharing and the digital self. In 2017, he was elected to the Royal Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors.
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Russell W. Belk is an American business academic and a Distinguished Research Professor, as well as Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing at the Schulich School of Business, York University. He is a leading authority on consumption, consumer culture, consumer behaviour, materialism, collecting, gift-giving, sharing and the digital self. In 2017, he was elected to the Royal Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors.
Affiliation
York University
Top Publications
- Possessions and the Extended Self (1988) - 9,037 citations
- You are what you can access: Sharing and collaborative consumption online (2013) - 2,961 citations
- Materialism: Trait Aspects of Living in the Material World (1985) - 1,969 citations
- The Sacred and the Profane in Consumer Behavior: Theodicy on the Odyssey (1989) - 1,787 citations
- Extended Self in a Digital World: Table 1. (2013) - 1,682 citations
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- Full name
- Russell W. Belk
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-6674-9792
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5048887562
Research interests
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Consumer Behavior and Market Dynamics, Consumer Retail Behavior Studies, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence
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- Possessions and the Extended Self ↗1988 · Journal of Consumer Research9,037OpenAlex citations
- You are what you can access: Sharing and collaborative consumption online ↗2013 · Journal of Business Research2,961OpenAlex citations
- Materialism: Trait Aspects of Living in the Material World ↗1985 · Journal of Consumer Research1,969OpenAlex citations
- The Sacred and the Profane in Consumer Behavior: Theodicy on the Odyssey ↗1989 · Journal of Consumer Research1,787OpenAlex citations
- Extended Self in a Digital World: Table 1. ↗2013 · Journal of Consumer Research1,682OpenAlex citations
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- Possessions and the Extended Self ↗1988 · Journal of Consumer Research
- You are what you can access: Sharing and collaborative consumption online ↗2013 · Journal of Business Research
- Materialism: Trait Aspects of Living in the Material World ↗1985 · Journal of Consumer Research
- The Sacred and the Profane in Consumer Behavior: Theodicy on the Odyssey ↗1989 · Journal of Consumer Research
- Extended Self in a Digital World: Table 1. ↗2013 · Journal of Consumer Research
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