Towards a process model of corporate greening

Organization Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1119-1147

  Winn, Monika L ^a   Angell, Linda C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Case studies; Dual System; Empirical research; Environmental management; Germany; Strategy process

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039592724     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840600216005     Document Type: Article

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