International and domestic pressures and responses of Chinese firms to greening

Ecological Economics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-153

  Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Cordeiro, James ^b   Sarkis, Joseph ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Emerging economy; Environmental management; Globalization; Institutional theory; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; DALIAN; JIANGSU; LIAONING; SUZHOU; TIANJIN;

EID: 84868369980     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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