Segmentation of the Spanish automotive industry with respect to the environmental orientation of firms: Towards an ad-hoc vertical policy to promote eco-innovation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 238-244

  Mondéjar Jiménez, José ^a   Segarra Ona M ^b   Peiró Signes, Ángel ^b   Payá Martínez, Ana M ^c   Sáez Martínez, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c No 6 Industrial Building   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Environmental behavior; Environmental drivers; Segmentation; Spanish automotive industry

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; ECO-INNOVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRO ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH TOPICS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84920018449     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.034     Document Type: Article

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