Sustainable development in a transition economy: Business case studies from Poland

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-27

  Kronenberg, Jakub ^a   Bergier, Tomasz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Barriers to sustainability; Corporate social responsibility; Drivers of sustainability; Poland; Sustainable development; Transition economy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PLANNING;

BEST PRACTICES; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GOOD PRACTICES; MARKET-BASED ECONOMY; POLAND; POSITIVE EXAMPLES; TRANSITION ECONOMY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84855283281     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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