Exploring socially responsible behaviour of Indian consumers: An empirical investigation

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-211

  Singh, Narendra ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Consumption; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992989924     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110910964487     Document Type: Article

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