Environmental management system certification and its influence on corporate practices: Evidence from the automotive industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1021-1041

  Gonzalez P ^a   Sarkis, J ^b   Adenso Diaz B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Environmental management; International standards; Spain; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949125666     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570810910179     Document Type: Article

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