Barriers to downward carbon emission: Exploring sustainable consumption in the face of the glass floor

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 397-419

  Cherrier, Hélène ^a   Szuba, Mathilde ^b   Özçaǧlar Toulouse, Nil ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

glass floor; green marketing; social imaginary; sustainability; sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859172015     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267257X.2012.658835     Document Type: Article

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