Does socially responsible supplier selection pay off for customer firms? A cross-cultural comparison

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 66-89

  Thornton, Ladonna M ^a   Autry, Chad W ^a   Gligor, David M ^a   Brik, Anis Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Global procurement; Global sourcing; Purchasing; Socially responsible supplier selection; Supplier selection; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880727418     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12014     Document Type: Article

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