Pro-environmental behavior in the workplace: A review of empirical studies and directions for future research

Business and Society Review

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 137-160

  Inoue, Yuhei ^a   Alfaro Barrantes, Priscila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84923840608     PISSN: 00453609     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/basr.12051     Document Type: Article

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