A Paradox Perspective on Corporate Sustainability: Descriptive, Instrumental, and Normative Aspects

Tobias Hahn1, Frank Figge1, Jonatan Pinkse2, Lutz Preuss3
1Kedge Business School, Domaine de Luminy BP 921, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
2Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, 8.10, Harold Hankins, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB, UK
3School of Business, Management and Economics, University of Sussex, Jubilee Building, Brighton, BN1 9RH, UK

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