The role of private decentralized institutions in sustaining industry self-regulation

Organization Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-690

  Lenox, Michael J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental strategy; Industry self regulation; Institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845422944     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0211     Document Type: Article

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