Environmental management in Brazilian companies

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 380-388

  Da Silva, Gisele Cristina Sena ^a   De Medeiros, Denise Dumke ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Business policy; Competitive strategy; Environmental management; Manufacturing industries; Service industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744435624     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830410540126     Document Type: Review

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