A Novel conceptual framework for examining environmental behavior in large organizations: A case study of the Cornwall National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-450

  Tudor, Terry L ^a   Barr, Stewart W ^b   Gilg, Andrew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Cornwall; National Health Service; Organizational behavior; Sustainable environmental management; Waste management

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349195917     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507300664     Document Type: Article

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