How environmental regulations affect innovation in the Australian oil and gas industry: Going beyond the Porter Hypothesis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 204-213

  Ford, Jerad A ^a   Steen, John ^a   Verreynne, Martie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental regulation; Innovation; Oil and gas

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GAS INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; OIL SHALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE CAPABILITIES; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; LEVEL CHARACTERISTIC; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 84922931238     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.062     Document Type: Article

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