Green management matters regardless

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 17-26

  Marcus, Alfred A ^a,b   Fremeth, Adam R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 70349213392     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2009.43479261     Document Type: Article

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