The problems of environmentally involved firms: innovation obstacles and essential issues in the achievement of environmental innovation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-58

  Souto, Jaime E ^a   Rodriguez, Angel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Environmental innovation; Obstacles to environmental innovation; Public funding

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

BINARY LOGISTIC REGRESSION; COMMUNITY INNOVATION SURVEYS; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; PUBLIC FUNDING; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84930374551     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.017     Document Type: Article

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