Environmental strategies and green product development: An overview on sustainability-driven companies

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-96

  Albino, Vito ^a   Balice, Azzurra ^a   Dangelico, Rosa Maria ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic sectors; Environmental strategies; Geographical areas; Green product development; Sustainability driven companies

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 60649101301     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.638     Document Type: Article

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