Green marketing and the concern over the environment: Measuring environmental consciousness of Jordanian consumers

Journal of Promotion Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 339-361

  Alsmadi, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Environmental consciousness; Environmentally friendly consumption behavior; Green consumerism; Green marketing; Green products; Jordan

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549157812     PISSN: 10496491     EISSN: 15407594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496490802306905     Document Type: Article

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