Proactive environmental management and performance by a controlling family

Management Research Review

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-240

  Huang, Yi Chun ^a   Wong, Ying Jiuan ^a   Yang, Min Li ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Controlling family; Firm performance; Proactive environmental management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896307182     PISSN: 20408269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MRR-09-2012-0196     Document Type: Article

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