Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences

Year: 2016
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Page No. 32 - 43

A Factorial Analysis of the Antecedents of Green Purchase and the Relationship with Green Purchase Intentions and Green Purchase Behaviour

Authors : M. Dhurup and A. Muposhi

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