Implications of market orientation on the environmental transformation of industrial firms

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 752-762

  González Benito, Óscar ^a   González Benito, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business environmental transformation; Environmental management practices; Market orientation; Stakeholder environmental pressure

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 38149024100     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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