Environmental management system adoption by Australasian organisations: Part 1: Reasons, benefits and impediments

Technovation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-357

  Zutshi, Ambika ^a   Sohal, Amrik S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Benefits; Drivers; Environmental management system (EMS); Impediments; Implementation; ISO 14001; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); IMPEDIMENTS; ISO 14001; NEW ZEALAND;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 1642328680     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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