Influence of Motivations for Seeking ISO 14001 Certification on Perceptions of EMS Effectiveness in China

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-251

  Fryxell, Gerald E ^a   Lo, Carlos Wing Hung ^b   Chung, Shan Shan ^c  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Environment; International; Management; Standards; Systems

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

BEIJING, CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS); REGRESSION MODELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHINA; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER;

CERTIFICATION; CHINA; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; POLICY MAKING;

ASIA; BEIJING; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; SHANGHAI;

EID: 2442625647     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0106-2     Document Type: Article

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