Pro-environmental behavior and socio-demographic factors in an emerging market

Asian Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 189-214

  Patel, Jayesh ^a   Modi, Ashwin ^b,c   Paul, Justin ^c,d  

^a GANPAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging market; MANOVA; Pro environmental behavior; Socio demographics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052556668     PISSN: 22106723     EISSN: 22106731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13520-016-0071-5     Document Type: Article

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