The business case for corporate sustainability: Literature review and research options

European Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-36

  Salzmann, Oliver ^a   Ionescu Somers, Aileen M ^a   Steger, Ulrich ^a  

^a IMD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Business in society; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate sustainability; Environmental performance; Financial performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844256483     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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