What determines British consumers’ motivation to buy sustainable seafood?

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1289-1302

  Honkanen, Pirjo ^a   Norway, Tromsø ^b   Young, James A ^b  

^a Fisheries and Aquaculture Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Consumer; Intentions; Norms; Sustainable seafood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961352759     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-06-2014-0199     Document Type: Article

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