Towards greater understanding of ecolabel effects: The role of country of origin

Journal of Applied Business Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 433-437

  Dekhili, Sihem ^a   Achabou, Mohamed Akli ^b  

^a Ecole de Management de Strasbourg   (France)

^b IPAG Business School ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Country of origin; European ecolabel; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894749772     PISSN: 08927626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19030/jabr.v30i2.8414     Document Type: Article

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