Defining and measuring different dimensions of financial resources for business eco-innovation and the influence of the firms’ capabilities

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 204, Issue , 2018, Pages 258-269

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circular economy; Cleaner production corporate finance; Eco innovation; Financial resources management; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; CORPORATE FINANCE; ECO-INNOVATION; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

FINANCE;

EID: 85053447609     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.320     Document Type: Article

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