Environmental management accounting systems: A review of the evidence and propositions for future research

Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-229

  Derchi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Burkert, Michael ^a   Oyon, Daniel ^a  

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Author keywords

Eco practices; Environmental and economic performance; Environmental costing; Environmental management accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896284143     PISSN: 14793512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3512(2013)0000026006     Document Type: Article

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