Environmental strategy and performance in small firms: A resource-based perspective

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-103

  Aragón Correa, J Alberto ^a,b   Hurtado Torres, Nuria ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^c   García Morales, Víctor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate environmental strategy; Natural environment; Organizational capabilities; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; CORPORATES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; RESOURCES BASED; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SMALLER FIRMS;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLLUTION CONTROL; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST GAS; LEADERSHIP; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESEARCH; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 35649012874     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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