Why Do SMEs Go Green? An Analysis of Wine Firms in South Africa

Business and Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-56

  Hamann, Ralph ^a   Smith, James ^a   Tashman, Pete ^b   Marshall, R Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competitiveness; environmental responsibility; environmental responsiveness; legitimacy; small and medium enterprises; South Africa; wine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002033528     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 15524205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650315575106     Document Type: Article

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