Safety management challenges and tensions in the European nuclear power industry

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-444

  Kettunen, Jari ^a   Reiman, Teemu ^a   Wahlström, Björn ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Challenges; Europe; Management; Nuclear power industry; Safety; Tensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548939979     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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