The Integration of quality, environmental and health and safety management by car manufacturers - A long-term empirical study

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 395-416

  von Ahsen, Anette ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case studies; Eco efficiency; Environmental management; Integrated management systems; Occupational safety; Quality management; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925358751     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1791     Document Type: Article

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