The affordability of sustainable entrepreneurship certification for SMEs

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-183

  Crals, Evy ^a   Vereeck, Lode ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Audits; Certificates; Codes; Labels; Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Stakeholdership; Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 22744442256     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500509469628     Document Type: Article

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