Explaining consumers’ willingness to be environmentally friendly

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-247

  Abdul Muhmin, Alhassan G ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environment; Environmental attitudes; Environmental concern; Environmental knowledge; Environmental protection; Environmental threats; Environmentally friendly behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449117108     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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