The voluntary adoption of green electricity by Ontario-based companies: The importance of organizational values and organizational context

Organization and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-303

  Berkhout, Tom ^a   Rowlands, Ian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability; Green electricity; Organizational context; Organizational structure; Organizational values; Voluntary environmental initiatives

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34548188328     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026607306464     Document Type: Article

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