Institutional Theory and the Natural Environment: Research in (and on) the Anthropocene

Organization and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-31

  Hoffman, Andrew J ^a   Jennings, P Devereaux ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; institutional theory; natural environment; organizations; sustainability

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84925393950     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026615575331     Document Type: Article

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