Case study on Dole's carbon-neutral fruits

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1800-1810

  Kilian, Bernard ^a   Hettinga, Jelle ^a   Jiménez, Gustavo André ^a,b   Molina, Santiago ^a   White, Adam ^a  

^a The INCAE Business School   (Costa Rica)

^b Latin American Center for Competitiveness   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Agri food supply chains; Carbon neutral; International trade; Tropical fruits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870299481     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.10.040     Document Type: Article

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