A study of the relationships among three variables: Character of governance, sustainable growth and energy management

Management of Environmental Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-81

  de Jesus Lameira, Valdir ^a   Harris, Jean ^b   Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves ^c   Pereira, Roberto G ^c  

^a INESC COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Energy management; Governance; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555168408     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831211191601     Document Type: Article

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