Investigating external environmental pressure on firms and their behavior in Yangtze River Delta of China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1480-1486

  Liu, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

External environmental pressure on firms and behavior; Questionnaire survey; Yangtze River Delta

Indexed keywords

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE ON FIRMS AND BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; PATH ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; YANGTZE RIVER DELTA;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 69249214031     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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