Cultural influences on Chinese consumers' intentions to purchase apparel: Test and extension of the Fishbein behavioral intentional model

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-99

  Shen, Dong ^a   Dickson, Marsha A ^b   Lennon, Sharron ^c   Montalto, Catherine ^c   Zhang, Li ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Fishbein Model

Indexed keywords

BUYING; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CONSUMER RESEARCH; MODEL; RESEARCH (ACADEMIC); TRADITIONAL TEXTILE;

EID: 0037843513     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X0302100204     Document Type: Article

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