Motivations for voluntary environmental management

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 751-772

  Khanna, Madhu ^a   Koss, Patricia ^b   Jones, Cody ^b   Ervin, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management practices; Facility characteristics; Market pressures; Regulatory pressures; Voluntary programs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIRM SIZE; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749033603     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00246.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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