Driving factors on corporate green investments behaviors: from the strategic intersection of governments regulation and public participation

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 6, November-December 2024


Page(s)		5275 - 5300
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024182
Published online		06 December 2024

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