Operational efficiency integrating the evaluation of environmental investment: The case of Japan

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1596-1616

  Kuo, Lopin ^a   Huang, Shihping Kevin ^b   Wu, Yen Chun Jim ^c  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Japan; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649289693     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011090342     Document Type: Article

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