Internationalization and environmentally-related organizational learning among Chinese manufacturers

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-154

  Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Lai, Kee Hung ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business and natural environment; China; Institutional theory; Internationalization

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE;

BUSINESS AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; INTERNATIONALIZATION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTALISM; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MANUFACTURING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84860916352     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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