The effects of knowledge and attitudes upon Greeks' pro-environmental purchasing behaviour

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 121-134

  Tilikidou, Irene ^a,b  

^a TEI of Thessaloniki ^*  (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental knowledge; Environmental unconcern; Pro environmental purchasing behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347387981     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.123     Document Type: Article

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