Management practices for environmental innovation and performance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-266

  Theyel, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Environmental management systems; Innovation; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034406348     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010304288     Document Type: Article

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