Opportunists, champions, Mavericks . . .? A typology of green entrepreneurs

Greener Management International

Volumn , Issue 38, 2002, Pages 31-43

  Walley, E E ^a   Taylor, David W ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 0038468414     PISSN: 09669671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9774/GLEAF.3062.2002.su.00005     Document Type: Article

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