A Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Global Diffusion of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certification

Paulo Albuquerque
Paulo Albuquerque
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Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, 3-110R Carol Simon Hall, Rochester, New York 14627
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Bart J. Bronnenberg
Bart J. Bronnenberg
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Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Charles J. Corbett
Charles J. Corbett
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Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, 3-110R Carol Simon Hall, Rochester, New York 14627

Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Charles J. Corbett

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Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Published Online:1 Mar 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0633

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