The driving forces of process eco-innovation and its impact on performance: Insights from Slovenia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 133, Issue , 2016, Pages 812-825

  Hojnik, Jana ^a   Ruzzier, Mitja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Company performance; Competitive benefits; Drivers; Growth; Process eco innovation; Profitability

Indexed keywords

GROWTH (MATERIALS); MANAGERS; PROFITABILITY; TRUCK DRIVERS;

COMMAND-AND-CONTROL INSTRUMENTS; COMPANY PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BENEFITS; COMPETITIVE PRESSURE; ECO-INNOVATION; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84988849708     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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