Environmental requirements, knowledge sharing and green innovation: Empirical evidence from the electronics industry in China

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 321-338

  Wong, Stanley Kam Sing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Green innovation; Green requirements; Knowledge sharing; Stakeholder engagement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84880669619     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1746     Document Type: Article

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