Consumers' evaluations of ecological packaging - Rational and emotional approaches

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-105

  Koenig Lewis, Nicole ^a   Palmer, Adrian ^b   Dermody, Janine ^c   Urbye, Andreas ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

^c Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological responsible packaging; Emotions; Environmental concern; Rational evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890874915     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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