A commentary on decision-making and organisational legitimacy in the Risk Society

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1655-1662

  Benn, Suzanne ^a   Brown, Paul ^b   North Samardzic, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Individualization; Reflexivity; Risk Society; Sub politics

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

CAMBRIDGE; DECISIONS MAKINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; INDIVIDUALISATION; ORGANISATIONAL; REFLEXIVITY; RISK SOCIETIES; SAGE PUBLICATIONS; SUB-POLITIC;

PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOTANY; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

HARNESS;

EID: 60649089760     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.05.021     Document Type: Article

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