Characterisation of environmental policy implementation in an EMS context: a multiple-case study in Sweden

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-50

  Zobel, Thomas ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental aspects; Environmental goals; Environmental management systems (EMS); Environmental policy implementation; Management by objectives (MBO)

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPECIFICATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO); MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548840558     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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