The influence of the eco-control package on environmental and economic performance: A natural resource-based

Journal of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 149-178

  Journeault, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eco control package; Environmental capabilities; Natural resource based view; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988402937     PISSN: 10492127     EISSN: 15588033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jmar-51476     Document Type: Article

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