Analysis of the generation of economic results in the different phases of the pro-environmental change process

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 168, Issue , 2017, Pages 1473-1481

  Scarpellini, Sabina ^a   Valero Gil, Jesus ^a   Rivera Torres, Pilar ^a   Garcés Ayerbe, Conchita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Eco innovation; Economic performance; Pro environmental change; Process; Strategic environmental behaviour

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PROCESSING;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ECO-INNOVATION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ECONOMIC RESULTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 85030660767     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.114     Document Type: Article

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