The impact of legitimacy pressure and corporate profitability on green innovation: Evidence from China top 100

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 41-49

  Li, Dayuan ^a   Zheng, Mi ^a   Cao, Cuicui ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a,b   Ren, Shenggang ^a   Huang, Min ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Corporate profitability; Green innovation; Green process innovation; Green product innovation; Legitimacy pressure

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; EXTERNAL LEGITIMACIES; GREEN INNOVATIONS; GREEN PROCESS; GREEN PRODUCTS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; PROCESS INNOVATION; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84994518965     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.123     Document Type: Article

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