A multicriterion classification approach for assessing the impact of environmental policies on the competitiveness of firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-41

  Hontou, V ^a   Diakoulaki, D ^a   Papagiannakis, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Environmental policy; Multicriterion analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947500140     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.112     Document Type: Article

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