Challenges in researching consumer ethics: A methodological experiment

Qualitative Market Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-252

  Hiller, Alex J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clothing; Consumer behaviour; Consumption; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953585902     PISSN: 13522752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13522751011053617     Document Type: Article

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