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The Relationship between Sustainability– Oriented Innovation Practices and Organizational Performance: Empirical Evidence from Slovenian Organizations Cover

The Relationship between Sustainability– Oriented Innovation Practices and Organizational Performance: Empirical Evidence from Slovenian Organizations

Organizacija
Volume 47 (2014): Issue 1 (February 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2014-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
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Language: English
Page range: 3 - 13
Published on: Mar 6, 2014
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
corporate sustainability,
sustainability-oriented innovation,
organizational performance,
empirical study
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management, organization, corporate governance

© 2014 Matjaž Maletič, Damjan Maletič, Jens J. Dahlgaard, Su Mi Dahlgaard-Park, Boštjan Gomišček, published by University of Maribor
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