An international comparative analysis of sustainability transformation across seven universities

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-316

  Ferrer Balas, D ^a   Adachi, J ^b   Banas, S ^c   Davidson, C I ^d   Hoshikoshi, A ^e   Mishra, A ^f   Motodoa, Y ^g   Onga, M ^e   Ostwald, M ^h  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AAAS   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discipline; Higher education; Sustainable development; Systems theory; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349111526     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370810885907     Document Type: Article

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