Individual values and motivational complexities in ethical clothing consumption: A means-end approach

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 373-396

  Jägel, Thomas ^a   Keeling, Kathy ^a   Reppel, Alexander ^b   Gruber, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complexities; ethical clothing; ethical consumption; laddering; means end approach; personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859173900     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267257X.2012.659280     Document Type: Article

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