Green consumerism: The influence of product attributes and values on purchasing intentions

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-69

  Schuitema, Geertje ^a   de Groot, Judith I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921440952     PISSN: 14720817     EISSN: 14791838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cb.1501     Document Type: Article

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