Small and Medium Sized Companies in Europe: Environmental Performance, Competitiveness and Management: International EU Case Studies

by Jens Clausen, Bruna de Marchi, David Hitchens, et al.

1. 1 Aims and Objectives The major aim of this research is to identify and weigh the importance of factors that promote and constrain, the adoption of environmental initiatives by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The objective is to inform how policy can overcome obstacles so as to promote the adoption of cleaner technology (includ- ing environmentally sensitive products (Oosterhuis et al. 1996)) by industry. Cen- tral to the research is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642072755
• ISBN13: 9783642072758
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"