Internationalization and environmental disclosure: the role of home and host institutions

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-114

  Kolk, Ans ^a   Fortanier, Fabienne ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Country of origin; Environmental management; Environmental reporting; Home host country; Institutions; International business; Internationalization; Multinationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993000177     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15253831311309500     Document Type: Article

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