On the measurement of the environmental performance of firms - A literature review and a productive efficiency perspective

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-308

  Tyteca, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DEA (data envelopment analysis); Environmental performance; Indicators; Literature review; Measurement; Productive efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE; POLLUTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FIRM EFFICIENCY; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; PERFORMANCE INDICATOR;

EID: 0029669916     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0022     Document Type: Article

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