The influence of ethical culture on supplier selection in the context of sustainable sourcing

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-17

  Goebel, Philipp ^a   Reuter, Carsten ^b   Pibernik, Richard ^c,d   Sichtmann, Christina ^e  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FOM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d Zaragoza Logistics Center   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ethical behavior; Ethical culture; Obedience to authority; Supplier selection; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ETHICAL BEHAVIOR; ETHICAL CULTURE; OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUPPLIER SELECTION; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84865698242     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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