ISO 14001 and sustainability at universities: A Mexican case study

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 613-626

  Taddei Bringas, Jorge L ^a   Esquer Peralta, Javier ^a   Platt Carrillo, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Economic sustainability; Environmental management; Mexico; Quality standards; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849088052     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830810894274     Document Type: Article

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