Influence from the business environment on environmental purchasing - Drivers and hinders of purchasing green transportation services

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-22

  Björklund, Maria ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contingency factors; Environmental purchasing; Transportation services

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651283671     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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