Month: January 2017

  Explaining Consumer Demand for Counterfeit Goods: Social Learning or Low Self-Control? Zoltán Levente Fejes, 2017   Two competing theoretical explanations for the knowing purchase of counterfeit goods are Akers’ Social Learning Theory and Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Low Self-Control Theory. This A-CAPP Center Backgrounder reports results of a survey among Romanian university students about volitional […]

  Illicit Market for Counterfeit Products at Small Businesses in Michigan Read the Full Article Brandon Sullivan, Jeremy Wilson, Ross Militz, 2017   Research on small businesses facilitating illicit markets and the efforts of nonfederal law enforcement agencies to identify these small business offenders has been scant. This exploratory study examines the illicit market for […]

  Partnerships are Crucial in the Battle Against Product Counterfeits Read the full publication Brandon Sullivan, 2017   Counterfeit goods today are found throughout the world; wherever a demand for a product exists, counterfeiters quickly fill the niche. Counterfeiters compete undetected with brand owners, undermine brand profitability, fund the underground economy, and undermine brand reputation. […]

  Partnerships and the Battle Against Product Counterfeits Brandon Sullivan, Rod Kinghorn and Jeremy Wilson, 2017   Partnerships between brand owners, governments, academics, consumers, and other stakeholders are essential to tackling the pervasive and persistent global problem of product counterfeiting. This Backgrounder highlights the importance of these partnerships, the need for widespread recognition of the […]

  Liabilities and Responsibilities: Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI’s) and the Distribution of Counterfeit Goods Read the full article Jay Kennedy and Jeremy Wilson, 2017   Whether they know it or not, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs) play a crucial role in the distribution of counterfeit goods across the globe. When these companies provide their services to […]