Complementary resources and capabilities for an ethical and environmental management: A qual/quan study

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 701-732

  López Gamero, María Dolores ^a   Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Molina Azorín, José Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Environmental strategy; Legitimacy; Resource based perspective; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149116977     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9587-x     Document Type: Article

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