Emotions as determinants of electric car usage intention

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 195-237

  Moons, Ingrid ^a   de Pelsmacker, Patrick ^b  

^a Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adoption intention; early and late usage intention; electric car; emotions; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859172457     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267257X.2012.659007     Document Type: Article

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