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Exploring Sustainable Clothing Consumption in Middle-Income Countries: A case study of Romanian consumers

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence
Volume 18 (2024): Issue 1 (June 2024)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0255 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 3095 - 3107
Published on: Jul 3, 2024
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Sustainability,
Sustainable clothing consumption,
Theory of planned behavior,
Overconsumption,
Social value orientation
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industrial chemistry,
Energy harvesting and conversion

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