The role of environmental management in sustainable business development: A multi-country investigation

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-128

  Schoenherr, Tobias ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Plant performance; Resource based view of the firm; Survey; Sustainable business development; Theory of performance frontiers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE CAPABILITIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ECONOMIC REGIONS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES; INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS; ISO 14000; MANUFACTURING PLANT; PLANT PERFORMANCE; POLLUTION PREVENTION; QUALITY , DELIVERY; RECYCLING OF MATERIALS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM; SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS; THEORY AND PRACTICE; THEORY OF PERFORMANCE FRONTIERS; WASTE REDUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; SURVEYS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865700107     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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