Chinese firms' sustainable development-The role of future orientation, environmental commitment, and employee training

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 195-213

  Liu, Zhiqiang ^a   Li, Ji ^b   Zhu, Hong ^b   Cai, Zhenyao ^b   Wang, Luning ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business environmental commitment; China; Future orientation; Interactions; Sustainable development; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894635993     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-012-9291-y     Document Type: Article

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