Determinants of proactive environmental management practices in Indian firms: An empirical study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 469-478

  Singh, Neelam ^a   Jain, Suresh ^a   Sharma, Prateek ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Econometric model; Environmental auditing; Factor analysis; Multivariate regression analysis; Stakeholder pressure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE SECTORS; ECONOMETRIC MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER PRESSURES; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84893808902     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.055     Document Type: Article

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