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Evaluating 22 EU member states’ ‘waste culture’ using Hofstede’s and Schwartz’s cultural dimensions

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Pages 313-328 | Received 29 Nov 2018, Accepted 05 Jan 2019, Published online: 24 Jan 2019

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