Explaining the intention to consume an insect-based product: A cross-cultural comparison

Theory of Planned Behavior: New Research

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 201-215

  Menozzi, Davide ^a   Sogari, Giovanni ^a   Veneziani, Mario ^a   Simoni, Erica ^a   Mora, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Insect based; Italy; Netherlands; Perceived behavioural control; Theory of planned behaviour (TPB)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048016217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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