Effective environmental management through environmental knowledge management

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-50

  Huang, Po Shin ^a   Shih, Li Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental knowledge circulation process; Environmental performance; Explicitl knowledge; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR EMISSIONS; CHINA STEEL CORPORATIONS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EXPLICITL KNOWLEDGE; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN REVOLUTIONS; STEEL COMPANIES; TACIT KNOWLEDGE; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

STEEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PERCEPTION; PROFITABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STEEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 63449088171     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326058     Document Type: Article

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