SMEs as "transmitters" of CSR requirements in the supply chain

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-508

  Ayuso, Silvia ^a   Roca, Merce ^a   Colomé, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Environmental and social standards; Small to medium sized enterprises; Spain; Supply chain management; Sustainable supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883077353     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-04-2012-0152     Document Type: Article

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