Do industry associations influence corporate environmentalism in developing countries? Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago

Policy Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-62

  Shah, Kalim U ^a,b   Rivera, Jorge E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chambers of commerce; Corporate environmentalism; Developing countries; Industry associations; Neo institutional theory; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84873523716     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-012-9162-x     Document Type: Article

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