Water and business: A taxonomy and review of the research

Organization and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-353

  Kurland, Nancy B ^a   Zell, Deone ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate environmentalism; sustainable business; sustainable resource management; water and agriculture; water management; water pollution; water quality; water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FUTURE PROSPECT; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957076219     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026610382627     Document Type: Review

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