Factors contributing in the formation of consumers' environmentalconsciousness and shaping green purchasing decisions

2009 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 957-962

  H'Mida, Souad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Environmental consciousness; Green marketing; Green supplychain

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXTRINSIC FACTORS; GREEN MARKETING; GREEN PURCHASING; INTRINSIC FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77956100293     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iccie.2009.5223972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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