Impact of environmental knowledge on ecological consumer behaviour: An empirical analysis

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 73-102

  Fraj Andrés, Elena ^a   Martínez Salinas, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological consumer behaviour; Environmental attitudes; Environmental knowledge; Multisample analysis; Spanish consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249000080     PISSN: 08961530     EISSN: 15287068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J046v19n03_05     Document Type: Article

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