The adoption of voluntary environmental management programs in Mexico: First movers as institutional entrepreneurs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 349-363

  Montiel, Ivan ^a   Husted, Bryan W ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certified management standards; Institutional entrepreneurship; Institutional theory; ISO 14001; Mexico; Voluntary environmental management programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 74249085397     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0282-y     Document Type: Article

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