The transparency of SCM ethics: Conceptual framework and empirical illustrations

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-269

  Svensson, Göran ^a  

^a Oslo School of Management   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Ethics; Fashion industry; Scandinavia; Supply chain management; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849113674     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540910970090     Document Type: Article

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