Being green: From attitude to actual consumption

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 521-528

  Miniero, Giulia ^a   Codini, Anna ^b   Bonera, Michelle ^b   Corvi, Elisabetta ^b   Bertoli, Giuseppe ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Green consumption; Regulatory focus; Time horizon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927567509     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12128     Document Type: Article

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