The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

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The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability. / Petersen, Holger.
Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Hrsg. / Michael Schaper. Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2010. S. 223-236 (Corporate Social Responsibility).

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschungbegutachtet

Harvard

Petersen, H 2010, The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability. in M Schaper (Hrsg.), Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Corporate Social Responsibility, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Farnham; Burlington, VT, S. 223-236. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315593302

APA

Petersen, H. (2010). The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability. In M. Schaper (Hrsg.), Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship (S. 223-236). (Corporate Social Responsibility). Ashgate Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315593302

Vancouver

Petersen H. The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability. in Schaper M, Hrsg., Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 2010. S. 223-236. (Corporate Social Responsibility). doi: 10.4324/9781315593302

Bibtex

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