Regulation, Business, and Sustainable Development: The Antecedents of Environmentally Conscious Technological Innovation

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 277-302

  Sharfman, Mark P ^a   Meo, Mark ^a   Ellington, Rex T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0034347752     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640021956215     Document Type: Article

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