Issues for small businesses with waste management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-285

  Redmond, Janice ^a   Walker, Elizabeth ^a   Wang, Calvin ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Environmental waste management; SMEs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; CRITICAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL WASTES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; OWNER/MANAGER; SMALL BUSINESS; SMALL-AND-MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SME;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUSINESS ETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 43149107229     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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