A model for fair trade buying behaviour: The role of perceived quantity and quality of information and of product-specific attitudes

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-380

  De Pelsmacker, Patrick ^a   Janssens, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Belgium; Buying behaviour; Fair trade; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848844609     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9259-2     Document Type: Article

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