Sustainable supply chain management in a developing context: An empirical examination of antecedents and consequences

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 22-41

  Aboelmaged, Mohamed Gamal ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Developing Countries; Stakeholder Pressure; Supply Chain Management; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Supply Chain Practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866341669     PISSN: 19478402     EISSN: 19478410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jsesd.2012070103     Document Type: Article

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