Socially responsible supplier development: Construct development and measurement validation

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 160-167

  Lu, Rainy X A ^a   Lee, Peter K C ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Scale development and validation; Supplier development; Survey

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ETHICS; BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ETHICAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICAL PROBLEMS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; PRODUCT SAFETY; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS; TOY MANUFACTURE;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84865698084     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.01.032     Document Type: Article

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