Understanding and responding to the climate change issue: Towards a whole-of-science research agenda

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 016-047

  Härtel, Charmine E J ^a   Pearman, Graeme I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic interference; Attitudinal change; Biophysical science; Climate change research; Environmental deterioration; Social, organizational and behavioral science; Whole of science agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650891832     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s183336720000225x     Document Type: Article

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