Sustainable development in the transport sector: Influencing environmental behaviour and performance

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 374-389

  Oberhofer, Peter ^a   Fürst, Elmar ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Influencing factors; Road freight transport; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FIRM SIZE; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84884131457     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1750     Document Type: Article

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