Motivations towards environmental innovation:A conceptual framework for multiparty cooperation

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 400-420

  Bigliardi, Barbara ^a   Yarahmadi, Mohammad ^a   Higgins, Peter G ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Environmental innovation; Innovation; Institutional theory; Partnership; Resource based theory; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866844784     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061211272358     Document Type: Article

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