Eco-efficiency in micro-enterprises and small firms: A case study in the automotive services sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 108, Issue , 2015, Pages 595-602

  Alves, Jordania Louse Silva ^a   Dumke De Medeiros, Denise ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Environmental management; Micro enterprise; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SERVICE INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MICRO-ENTERPRISES; RESEARCH STUDIES; SMALL ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 84946486925     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.063     Document Type: Article

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