Is it the case that more competitive SMEs have greater capacity to adopt environmental initiatives? The answer is no, according to this study which tried to link small firm environmental performance to factors such as profitability, growth, skills and research and development. This study focuses...

‘Risk governance’ is by now a widely used expression, combining two concepts that are apparently separate, but belong instead to spheres of investigation and practical interest that are strictly intertwined and partially overlapping. Many discussions about technological innovation or...

The impact of environmental regulations on the competitiveness of industry is examined with particular focus on the performance of firms in poorer E.U. regions. Previous research on the environmental policy/industrial competitiveness relationship is reviewed. A matched plant methodology is used...