Understanding the relationships between internal resources and capabilities, sustainable supply management and organizational sustainability

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-37

  Paulraj, Antony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental collaboration; Enviropreneurship; Organizational sustainability; Performance; Strategic purchasing; Supplier evaluation; Supplier selection; Sustainable supply management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651329663     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2010.03212.x     Document Type: Article

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