The influence of ISO 14000 on firm performance

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-422

  Koe Hwee Nga, Joyce ^a  

^a TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Environmental management; ISO 9000 series; Malaysia; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992993169     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110910977311     Document Type: Article

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