Greening consumption at the retail outlet: The case of the Thai appliance industry

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-110

  Thongplew, Natapol ^a   Spaargaren, Gert ^a   Van Koppen, C S A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

appliance retail outlet; consumer oriented strategy; CSR strategy; sustainable consumption; Thai appliance industry; Thai consumer

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; RETAILING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

THAILAND;

EID: 84899414560     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.867551     Document Type: Article

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