Green consumer values: How do personal values influence environmentally responsible water consumption?

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-131

  Pinto, Diego Costa ^a,b   Nique, Walter Meucci ^b,c   Añaña, Edar da Silva ^d   Herter, Márcia Maurer ^e  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne   (France)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Environmentally responsible consumption; Green consumers; Personal values; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867662504     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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