The reciprocal and non-linear relationship of sustainability and financial performance

Business Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 418-432

  Wagner, Marcus ^a,b   Blom, Joris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^c Group Research and Technology   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80054869177     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2011.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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