Green patents in the manufacturing sector: The influence of businesses’ resources and capabilities;Patentes verdes en el sector manufacturero: El impacto de los recursos y las capacidades de las empresas

Universia Business Review

Volumn 2017, Issue 56, 2017, Pages 18-35

  Scarpellini, Sabina ^a   Portillo Tarragona, Pilar ^a   Marín Vinuesa, Luz María ^b   Moneva, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecoinnovation; Green patents; Manufacturing; R D collaboration; RBV

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051089762     PISSN: 16985117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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