Evaluation of critical success factors of implementation of ISO 14001 using analytic hierarchy process (AHP): a case study from Malaysia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1424-1433

  Sambasivan, Murali ^a   Fei, Ng Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Critical success factors; EMS; Implementation; ISO 14001

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); CASE STUDIES; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSFS); CUSTOMER LOYALTIES; ELECTRONICS SECTORS; ELSEVIER (CO); EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EMPLOYEE RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMAS); ISO 14001; MALAYSIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES; RELATIVE WEIGHTS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 44649107563     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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