Reexamining the theory of planned behavior in understanding wastepaper recycling

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 587-612

  Cheung, Shu Fai ^b   Chan, Darius K S ^a   Wong, Zoe S Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTALISM; RECYCLING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0032692892     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00139169921972254     Document Type: Article

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