Greening and performance relativity: An application in the shipping industry

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 295-301

  Lun, Y H Venus ^a   Lai, Kee Hung ^a   Wong, Christina W Y ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Green shipping practices; Greening and performance relativity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RELATIVITY; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN SHIPPING PRACTICES; PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS; SHIPPING ACTIVITIES; SHIPPING OPERATIONS;

SHIPS;

EID: 84912141644     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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