Environmental uncertainty and environmental management perception: A multiple case study

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-435

  López Gamero, María D ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a   Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management perception; Environmental uncertainty; Information uncertainty approach; Multiple case study; Resource dependence theory; Sectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751567998     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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