Antecedents of ethical consumption activities in Germany and the United States

Australasian Marketing Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-14

  Witkowski, Terrence H ^a   Reddy, Sabine ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical consumption; Gender; Idealism; National culture; Religiosity; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449105398     PISSN: 14413582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ausmj.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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