Environmental Strategies, Upgrading and Competitive Advantage in Global Value Chains

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-72

  De Marchi, Valentina ^a   Di Maria, Eleonora ^a   Micelli, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Environmental management; Global value chains; Home furnishing; Sustainability strategies; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 84873094684     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1738     Document Type: Article

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