Title: Reliable categories of environmental policies

Authors: Bruce Clemens, Lynn Bakstran, Curt Hamakawa

Addresses: Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, USA. ' Western New England College, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119, USA. ' Western New England College, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119, USA

Abstract: This paper synthesises and tests a categorisation of environmental policies. The literature review presented reveals that a number of different typologies have been used in the past, creating the potential for conceptual confusion. Based on the review and unstructured interviews with steel industry experts, we propose a three-category typology. A 41-item instrument was created to test the typology. Results from empirical testing in the steel industry indicate that the measures created for this typology are reliable.

Keywords: public-private partnerships; strategies; reliability; categorisation; typologies; steel industry; environmental policies; USA; United States; sustainable strategic management; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSM.2010.038299

International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 2010 Vol.2 No.3, pp.234 - 255

Published online: 28 Jan 2011 *

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