Why do standardized iso 14001 environmental management systems lead to heterogeneous environmental outcomes?

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 469-486

  Yin, Haitao ^a,b   Schmeidler, Peter J ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental performance; Heterogeneous organizational behavior; ISO 14001; Isomorphism

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549162112     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.629     Document Type: Article

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