Corporate environmentalism pursuit by foreign firms competing in China

Journal of World Business

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-92

  Chan, Ricky Y K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate environmentalism; Environmental orientation; Environmental strategy; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449670937     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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