Using structural equation modeling to test environmental performance in small and medium-sized manufacturers: can SEM help SMEs?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-312

  Hussey, Dennis M ^a   Eagan, Patrick D ^b  

^a GOODRICH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Environmental performance; SEM; SMEs; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT; MALCOLM BALDRIGE CRITERIA; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (SEM);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33749383279     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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