SMEs and voluntary environmental initiatives: A study of stakeholders' perspectives in Hong Kong

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-301

  Studer, Sonja ^a   Tsang, Stephen ^a   Welford, Richard ^a   Hills, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; STAKEHOLDER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 40649128166     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865073     Document Type: Article

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