Embedding "green" in project-based organizations: The way ahead in the construction industry?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 420-427

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Wu, Yuzhe ^b   Shen, Liyin ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Environmental management; Environmental representative; Project based organizations

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS; PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84942926514     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.024     Document Type: Article

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