Managerial views of consumerism: A two‐country comparison

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 36-50

  Quazi, Ali M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bangladesh; Consumer protection; Management techniques; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844244863     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560210412692     Document Type: Article

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