Choice and control of international joint venture partners to improve corporate environmental performance

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-40

  Shah, Kalim U ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Institutional theory; Joint ventures; Organization control; Partner selection; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; JOINT VENTURES; PARTNER SELECTION; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84918797662     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.090     Document Type: Article

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