Scanning the macro-environment for liquid biofuels: A comparative analysis from public policies in Brazil, United States and Germany

Journal of Strategy and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-60

  Talamini, Edson ^a   Wubben, Emiel F M ^b   Domingos Padula, Antônio ^a   Dewes, Homero ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil; Germany; Government; Government policy; Liquid biofuels; Liquid fuels; Macro environmental scanning; Public policies; Strategic planning; Text mining; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877879393     PISSN: 1755425X     EISSN: 17554268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17554251311296558     Document Type: Article

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