Green corporate image: Moderating the connection between environmental product innovation and firm performance

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 356-365

  Amores Salvadó, Javier ^a   Castro, Gregorio Martín De ^a   Navas López, José E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental innovation; Environmental proactiveness; Environmental product innovation; Green corporate image; Natural resource based view

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CORPORATE IMAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS; PROACTIVENESS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 84908261402     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.059     Document Type: Article

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