Corporate greening through ISO 14001: A rational myth?

Organization Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-146

  Boiral, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental performances; ISO 14001; Organizational hypocrisy; Rational myths; Ritual integration; Social legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847079206     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0224     Document Type: Article

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