Energy at work: Social psychological factors affecting energy conservation intentions within Chinese electric power companies

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 4, Issue C, 2014, Pages 23-31

  Chen, Chien Fei ^a   Knight, Kyle ^b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

China energy; Energy concern; Energy conservation intentions; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926020286     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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