Leaders and laggards: The influence of competing logics on corporate environmental action

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-472

  Herremans, Irene M ^a   Herschovis, M Sandy ^b   Bertels, Stephanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate responsibility; Environmental performance; Environmental reporting; Institutional logics; Legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350614540     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-0010-z     Document Type: Article

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