The Interplay Between Sustainable Entrepreneurs and Public Authorities: Evidence From Sustainable Energy Transitions

Organization and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 226-252

  Gasbarro, Federica ^a   Annunziata, Eleonora ^a   Rizzi, Francesco ^a,b   Frey, Marco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

low carbon economy; sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027690741     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026616669211     Document Type: Article

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