Green and competitive? An empirical test of the mediating role of environmental innovation strategy

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-145

  Eiadat, Yousef ^a   Kelly, Aidan ^a   Roche, Frank ^a   Eyadat, Hussein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Farco Factory for Sweets ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 42049085709     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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