Proactive environmental strategy, technological eco-innovation and firm performance-case of Poland

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Ryszko, Adam ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Firm performance; Proactive environmental strategy; Technological eco innovation

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH METHOD; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

EID: 84960388956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8020156     Document Type: Article

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