An institutional perspective on the diffusion of international management system standards: The case of the environmental management standard ISO 14001

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-132

  Delmas, Magali A ^a   Montes Sancho, Maria J ^a  

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EID: 79951536166     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq20112115     Document Type: Article

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