Influences on the organizational implementation of sustainability: An integrative model

Organisation Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-20

  Fairfield, Kent D ^a   Harmon, Joel ^a   Behson, Scott J ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

influences on implementation; strategy implementation; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955829378     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/omj.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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