Voluntary pollution reduction programs, environmental managemant, and environmental performance: An empirical study

Land Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 692-711

  Sam, Abdoul G ^a,b,c   Khanna, Madhu ^a,b,c   Innes, Robert ^a,b,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350561723     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.85.4.692     Document Type: Article

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