Innovation as a driver of eco-innovation in the firm: An approach from the dynamic capabilities theory

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 1494-1503

  Arranz, Nieves ^a   Arroyabe, Marta ^b   Li, Jun ^b   Fernandez de Arroyabe, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dynamic capabilities; eco innovation; interrelation; persistence over time

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; OECD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85077858014     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.2448     Document Type: Article

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