Evaluating sustainability in organisations with a fuzzy logic approach

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-841

  Muñoz, Maria J ^a   Rivera, Juana M ^a   Moneva, Jose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Fuzzy logic; Spain; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SETS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; PLANNING; RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCES; FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH; FUZZY LOGIC METHODOLOGY; IN ORDER; LOGIC-BASED METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; SPANISH; SPANISH COMPANIES; STATE OF THE ARTS;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 46749109267     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810884030     Document Type: Article

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