SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND CONSUMER ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR
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عنوان ژورنال: Nowoczesne Systemy Zarządzania
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1896-9380
DOI: 10.37055/nsz/129351