Understanding the governance of corporations: An examination of the factors shaping UK supermarket strategies on climate change

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2972-2990

  Gouldson, Andy ^a   Sullivan, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Corporations; Governance; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEOLIBERALISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84916618611     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a130134p     Document Type: Article

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