Entrepreneurial orientation and its effect on sustainability decision tradeoffs: The case of sustainable fashion firms

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 569-587

  DiVito, Lori ^a   Bohnsack, René ^b  

^a AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b CATÓLICA LISBON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecopreneurship; Entrepreneurial orientation; Environmental entrepreneurship; Social entrepreneurship; Sustainability trade offs; Sustainable entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020171047     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.05.002     Document Type: Article

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