A study on the short-term and long-term corporate responses to the GreenWatch Program: Evidence from Jiangsu, China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-140

  Liu, Beibei ^a   Yu, Qinqin ^a   Bi, Jun ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Ge, Junjie ^a   Bu, Maoliang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Corporate characteristics; Environmental performance; Public disclosure

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CORPORATE CHARACTERISTICS; CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; JIANGSU PROVINCE; LONG TERM RECORDS; LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; POPULATION DENSITIES; PUBLIC DISCLOSURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RATING;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 83455246746     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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