Green manufacturing practices and performance among SMEs: Evidence from a developing nation

Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 1026-1043

  Ramayah, T ^a   Mohamad, Osman ^a   Omar, Azizah ^a   Marimuthu, Malliga ^a   Leen, Jasmine Yeap Ai ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84904385994     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch050     Document Type: Chapter

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