Can Ecolabels Influence Firms’ Sustainability Strategy and Stakeholder Behavior?

Organization and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-327

  Darnall, Nicole ^a   Aragón Correa, J Alberto ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Certification; Collaboration; Ecolabels; Editorial; Environmental information; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECOLABELING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84918531044     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026614562963     Document Type: Article

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