Sustainable development and corporate environmental responsibility: Evidence from Chinese corporations

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-339

  He, Mao ^a   Chen, Juan ^b  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese corporation; Corporate environmental responsibility; Motivations and Stakeholders; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67650571811     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-009-9147-8     Document Type: Article

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