A framework to measure corporate sustainability performance: A strong sustainability-based view of firm

Sustainable Production and Consumption - Tập 18 - Trang 1-18 - 2019
Ioannis E. Nikolaou1, Thomas Α. Tsalis1, Konstantinos Evangelinos2
1Business Economics and Environmental Technology Lab, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, Xanthi 67100, Greece
2Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, Lesvos 81100, Greece

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