Factors affecting consumers' green purchasing behavior: An integrated conceptual framework

Amfiteatru Economic

Volumn 14, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 50-69

  Kaufmann, Hans Ruediger ^a   Panni, Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan ^b   Orphanidou, Yianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^b City University   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Green consumer behavior; Green purchasing; Pro environmental consumer behaviour; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874423694     PISSN: 15829146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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