Identifying critical enablers to high performance environmental management: An empirical study of Chinese firms

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1152-1179

  Kuei, Chu hua ^a   Chow, Wing S ^b   Madu, Christian N ^a   Wu, Jane P ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

environmental management; environmentally conscious operations; structural equation model; voluntary environmental standards

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STANDARD (REGULATION); VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

CHINA;

EID: 84884225812     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716364     Document Type: Article

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