Strategic actions against climate change of institutional entrepreneurs: A case study in the Spanish renewable energy sector

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 573-589

  González González, José María ^a   Zamora Ramírez, Constancio ^a   García Hernández, Ignacio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Campus Palmas Altas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case study; Climate change strategies; Institutional entrepreneurship; Renewable energy; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937548672     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-12-2013-0155     Document Type: Article

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