Stakeholders' Influences on Corporate Green Innovation Strategy: A Case Study of Manufacturing Firms in China

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Guoyou, Qi ^a   Saixing, Zeng ^a   Chiming, Tam ^b   Haitao, Yin ^a   Hailiang, Zou ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Green innovation; Process innovation; Product innovation; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873082307     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.283     Document Type: Article

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