A room with a viewpoint: Using social norms to motivate environmental conservation in hotels

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-482

  Goldstein, Noah J ^a   Cialdini, Robert B ^b   Griskevicius, Vladas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 53549103013     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/586910     Document Type: Review

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