Organizational culture and human resources in the environmental issue: A review of the literature

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 634-656

  Fernández, Esteban ^a   Junquera, Beatriz ^a   Ordiz, Mónica ^a  

^a Fac Cie Economicas Empresariales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental organization innovation; Environmental training; Human resources; Internal stakeholder; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 0345098617     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000057628     Document Type: Article

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