Sustainability and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises - How to Engage Them

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-67

  Condon, Linda ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

action based research; adult learning principles; business; change management; education; environment; research; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); social marketing; sustainability; sustainable practices; work based learning models

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149089324     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0814062600002305     Document Type: Article

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