Internal and external barriers to eco-conscious apparel acquisition

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Connell, Kim Y Hiller ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Barriers; Consumer behaviour; Consumption; Eco conscious

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955738498     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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