Explicating dynamic capabilities for corporate sustainability

EuroMed Journal of Business

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-272

  Wu, Qiang ^a   He, Qile ^a   Duan, Yanqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability; CSR report; Dynamic capabilities; Sustainability practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941141316     PISSN: 14502194     EISSN: 1758888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EMJB-05-2013-0025     Document Type: Article

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