Two Decades of Sustainability Management Tools for SMEs: How Far Have We Come?

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 481-505

  Johnson, Matthew P ^a   Schaltegger, Stefan ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84959496976     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12154     Document Type: Article

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