Can political capital drive corporate green innovation? Lessons from China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-72

  Lin, H ^a   Zeng, S X ^a   Ma, H Y ^a   Qi, G Y ^b   Tam, Vivian W Y ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Green innovation; Political capital; Process innovation; Product innovation; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

GREEN INNOVATIONS; POLITICAL CAPITAL; PROCESS INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; STAKEHOLDERS;

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84890312566     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.046     Document Type: Article

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