Participation of suppliers in greening supply chains: An empirical analysis of German automotive suppliers

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 134-143

  Caniëls, Marjolein C J ^a   Gehrsitz, Matthias H ^b   Semeijn, Janjaap ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automotive suppliers; Environmental management; Supplier buyer relations; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881545896     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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