A case study of supplier selection in developing economies: A perspective on institutional theory and corporate social responsibility

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 553-566

  Adebanjo, Dotun ^a   Ojadi, Francis ^b   Laosirihongthong, Tritos ^c   Tickle, Matthew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Institutional theory; Nigeria; Purchasing; Selection; Supplier selection; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883085132     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-08-2012-0272     Document Type: Article

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