Understanding environmental performance variation in manufacturing companies

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 856-870

  Bocken, Nancy ^a   Morgan, David ^a   Evans, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; KPIs; Performance management; Performance measurement; Supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885085981     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-03-2013-0042     Document Type: Article

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