Perceptions on renewable energy use in Malaysia: Mediating role of attitude

Jurnal Pengurusan

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-131

  Ahmad, Azhar ^a   Rashid, Mamunur ^b   Omar, Nor Asiah ^a   Alam, Syed Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Attitude; Renewable energy; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916928198     PISSN: 01272713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17576/pengurusan-2014-41-11     Document Type: Article

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