Does it really pay to be green? Determinants and consequences of proactive environmental strategies

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-144

  Clarkson, Peter M ^a,b   Li, Yue ^c   Richardson, Gordon D ^c   Vasvari, Florin P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952695637     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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