Environmental management, quality management and firm performance: A review of empirical studies

Corporate Environmental Strategy and Competitive Advantage

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 157-182

  Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a   Tarí Guilló, Juan J ^a   López Gamero, María D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 67149092059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845426859.00014     Document Type: Chapter

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