Supply chain management research impact: an evidencebased perspective

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 483-496

  Harland, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied research; Author impact; Evidence based management; Journal impact; Journals; Non academic impact; Research impact; Research quality assessment; Research work; Supply chain management; Universities; University rankings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883071090     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-03-2013-0108     Document Type: Article

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