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Introduction and Methodology

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For many, China is an enigma. People unfamiliar with it listen to sound bites and make preconceptions about what happens within its borders. Sometimes, these preconceptions are correct. Most times, however, China’s dynamic growth changes the reality before one can even form a preconception at all.

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  1. 1.

    Bala Ramasamy, Corporate Environmental Management in China: Lessons From Leading Chinese Companies (2011).

  2. 2.

    The British Chamber of Commerce in China. China’s Twelfth Five Year Plan, English Version. http://www.britishchamber.cn/content/chinas-twelfth-five-year-plan-2011-2015-full-english-version (accessed October 2013).

  3. 3.

    Ibid., Ramasamy.

  4. 4.

    China Briefing, China Unveils Its 12 th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection. http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2011/12/23/china-unveils-12th-five-year-plan-on-environmental-protection.html (accessed October 2013).

  5. 5.

    Ibid.

  6. 6.

    Ibid., Ramasamy.

  7. 7.

    Ibid., Ramasamy.

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Lee, S.Y., Ramasamy, A., Rhee, J.H. (2014). Introduction and Methodology. In: Green Leadership in China. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55058-4_1

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