The effects of integrated supply management practices and environmental management practices on relative competitive quality advantage

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1185-1201

  Narasimhan, Ram ^a   Schoenherr, Tobias ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental management; integrated supply management; relative competitive quality advantage; resource based view of the firm

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GLOBAL BUSINESS; HIGH QUALITY; IN-PROCESS; MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING PLANT; PERCEIVED QUALITY; PRODUCT OFFERINGS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RELATIVE COMPETITIVE QUALITY ADVANTAGE; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; SURVEY DATA;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; INTEGRATION; MANUFACTURE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860494292     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.555785     Document Type: Article

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