Regulatory stringency, green production offsets, and organizations' financial performance

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 418-434

  Darnall, Nicole ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65249185142     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.01989.x     Document Type: Article

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