Environmental supply chain cooperation and its effect on the circular economy practice-performance relationship among Chinese manufacturers

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-419

  Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Geng, Yong ^b   Lai, Kee hung ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Circular economy; Environmental supply chain cooperation (ESCC); Industrial ecology; Supply chain management; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

CHINA; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY CHAINS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; SURVEY RESEARCH;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY;

CHINA;

EID: 79957970352     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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