Radial and non-radial approaches for environmental assessment by Data Envelopment Analysis: Corporate sustainability and effective investment for technology innovation

Energy Economics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 537-551

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a   Wang, Derek ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability; DEA; Energy; Environment; Investment; Technology innovation

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; DEA; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84908054146     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.07.024     Document Type: Article

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