A re-examination of socially responsible consumption and its measurement

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Webb, Deborah J ^a   Mohr, Lois A ^b   Harris, Katherine E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Environmentally responsible consumption; Recycling; Socially responsible consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549056152     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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