Pro-environmental behavior in Egypt: Is there a role for Islamic environmental ethics?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-390

  Rice, Gillian ^a,b  

^a Garvin School of International Management ^*  (United States)

^b Garvin School of International Mgt   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; Environmental behavior; Environmental ethics; Individual values; Islam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745651109     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-0010-9     Document Type: Review

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