Intellectual property and environmental innovation: An explanation using the institutional and resource-based theories

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 268-281

  Nikolaou, I E ^a   Evangelinos, K I ^b   Leal Filho, W ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Corporate sustainability; EMSs; Environmental management systems; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650272900     PISSN: 17402816     EISSN: 17402824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2010.037472     Document Type: Article

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