A framework development to evaluate the needs of SMEs in order to adopt a sustainability-balanced scorecard

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 179-197

  Tsalis, T A ^a   Nikolaou, I E ^a   Grigoroudis, E ^b   Tsagarakis, K P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

corporate sustainability; environmental management; sustainable development; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890500942     PISSN: 1943815X     EISSN: 19438168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2013.858751     Document Type: Article

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