Government policy and firm strategy in the solar photovoltaic industry

California Management Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-38

  Haley, Usha C V ^a,b   Schuler, Douglas A ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Energy policy; Government and business; Green manufacturing; Public policy; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863310728     PISSN: 00081256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cmr.2011.54.1.17     Document Type: Review

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