Networks as a means of supporting the adoption of organizational innovations in SMEs: The Case of Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) based on ISO 14001

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-181

  Halila, Fawzi ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMS; Environmental innovation; Environmental management systems; ISO 14001; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347374906     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.127     Document Type: Article

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