Relationships between eco-innovation and financial performance - Evidence from publicly traded companies in Poland and Hungary

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 253-263

  Przychodzen, Justyna ^a   Przychodzen, Wojciech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Environmental management; Financial performance; Publicly traded companies; Sustainable development; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; ECO-INNOVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FINANCIAL RISKS; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; TRANSITION ECONOMY;

FINANCE;

EID: 84922896492     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.034     Document Type: Article

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