Incorporating sustainable business practices into company strategy

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-38

  Fowler, Stephen J ^a   Hope, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patagonia; Resource based view; Sustainability; Sustainable business practices

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33846323589     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.462     Document Type: Article

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