Consumers' preferences for eco-friendly appliances in an emerging market context

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 559-569

  Sonnenberg, Nadine C ^a   Erasmus, Alet C ^a   Schreuder, Adré ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Consulta ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conjoint analyses; Emerging economies; Environmental attributes; Green products; Household appliances; Pro environmental choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927573679     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12120     Document Type: Article

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