Elucidating the factors influencing the acceptance of green products: An extension of theory of planned behavior

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 155-163

  Chen, Shih Chih ^a   Hung, Chung Wen ^a  

^a SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental consciousness; Environmental ethics and beliefs; Green products; Social impression; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; GREEN PRODUCTS; SOCIAL IMPRESSION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ETHICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84992202244     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.08.022     Document Type: Article

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