The effect of environmental management on environmental performance and firm performance in Taiwanese maritime firms

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-407

  Yang, Ching Chiao ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental performance; Firm performance; Maritime firms; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867170084     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2012.049307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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