Ecopreneurship - A new approach to managing the triple bottom line

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-345

  Dixon, Sarah E A ^a   Clifford, Anne ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Sustainable development; Entrepreneurialism; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249712861     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810710740164     Document Type: Article

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