The impact of regulation and policy on radical ecoinnovation: The need for a new understanding

Management Research Review

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1022-1041

  Leitner, Alexander ^a   Walter, Wehrmeyer ^a   France, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; Innovation; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957291419     PISSN: 20408269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409171011085877     Document Type: Article

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