Improving voluntary environmental management programs: Facilitating learning and adaptation

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 907-916

  Genskow, Kenneth D ^a   Wood, Danielle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evaluation; Organizational learning; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EVALUATION; LEARNING AND ADAPTATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NON-POINT SOURCE; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE LANDOWNERS; VOLUNTARY ACTION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAND USE; LEARNING; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 79959372699     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9650-3     Document Type: Article

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