Human resources in advanced environmental approaches-a case analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 6029-6053

  Del Brio, Jesús Ángel ^a   Junquera, Beatriz ^a   Ordiz, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case analysis; Environmental management; Human resource management; Leadership; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CASE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 53349172307     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701352094     Document Type: Article

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