The microlevel actions undertaken by owner-managers in improving the sustainability practices of cultural and creative small and medium enterprises: A United Kingdom–Italy comparison

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1396-1414

  Del Giudice, Manlio ^a,b   Khan, Zaheer ^c,d   De Silva, Muthu ^c,e   Scuotto, Veronica ^f,g   Caputo, Francesco ^h   Carayannis, Elias ^i,j  

^a LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Paris School of Business   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^g PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE LÉONARD DE VINCI   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

ⁱ GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

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Author keywords

Cultural and Creative Industry; microfoundations; SMEs; sustainability; top management actions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034223074     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.2237     Document Type: Article

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