A longitudinal analysis of the knowledge and application of sustainability management tools in large German companies

Society and Economy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 549-579

  Schaltegger, Stefan ^a   Windolph, Sarah ^a   Herzig, Christian ^b  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; corporate sustainability; D80; implementation; M10; M14; management system; sustainability management; tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870861603     PISSN: 15889726     EISSN: 1588970X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/SocEc.34.2012.4.2     Document Type: Article

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