Consumers' pro-environmental behavior and the underlying motivations: A comparison between household and hotel settings

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-112

  Miao, Li ^a   Wei, Wei ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green operations; Motivations; Pro environmental behavior; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872398761     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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