Assessment of sustainable development and knowledge of environmental management: Internal auditors' perspectives

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 896-909

  Shih, Kuang Hsun ^a   Chen, Hsueh Ju ^b   Chen, Jason C H ^c  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Internal auditing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNAL AUDITING; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33745448682     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570610671542     Document Type: Article

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