Is an environmental management system able to influence environmental and competitive performance? The case of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) in the European union

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1444-1452

  Iraldo, Fabio ^a,b   Testa, Francesco ^a   Frey, Marco ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; EMAS; Environmental management system; Environmental performance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DATA SETS; ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEMES; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EMAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INTANGIBLE ASSETS; MARKET PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY TOOLS; RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY;

COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 69249215251     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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