Dimensions of sustainable value chains: Implications for value chain analysis

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 575-581

  Fearne, Andrew ^a   Garcia Martinez, Marian ^a   Dent, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Economic sustainability; Shared value; Social and environmental sustainability; Sustainability; Value chain; Value chain analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866841385     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541211269193     Document Type: Article

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