In today’s extremely competitive marketplace, firms are facing the need to meet orexceed increasing customer expectations while cutting costs to stay competitive in aglobal market. To develop competitive advantage in this business climate, companiesmust make informed decisions regarding their...

The goal of this article is to better understand the diffusion of environmentally preferable manufacturing technology (as distinct from pollution control technology) in small-and medium-sized firms (SMEs) and the influence of technical assistance programs on the diffusion of these technologies....

Public policy has played a critical role in creating and shaping global renewable energymarkets. Yet 30 years since the passage of the first federal program in the U.S., under thePublic Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), renewable power generation still constitutesless than three percent...

This paper analyzes the economic effects of environmental taxes on chemical fertilizer in producing rice. A charge of 10 percent tax on nitrogen fertilizer leads to a reduction in fertilizer use of 1.5 percent without changing rice yield, but the farm income is reduced by 0.6 percent. The tax...

Ziel der Arbeit war die Entwicklung eines energiewirtschaftlichen Modells, um künftige Entscheidungen zum Ausbau der regenerativen Energieträger nach unterschiedlichen, sich teilweise widersprechenden Kriterien treffen zu können. Das Modell ist für die strom- und wärmeseitige...

Environmental policy has become increasingly important as states attempt to curb negative environmental impacts and adopt a more a sustainable economic approach that relies on alternative energies instead of fossil fuels. Many countries have adopted policies to foster the production of renewable...

The development of renewable energy sources is of prime interest to many countries seeking to pursue greenhouse gas emission reduction obligations. The increased use of renewables offers the possibility of not only contributing to emission reduction, but at the same time improving energy supply...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. September 2009. Major: Business Administration. Advisor: J. Myles Shaver. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 145 pages. Ill. (some col), map.

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Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. As more states have adopted RPS programs, the design of these programs...