Investigating the relationship of sustainable supply chain management with corporate financial performance

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 871-888

  Wang, Zhihong ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental supply chain management; Financial performance; Performance; Social supply chain management; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885024599     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-03-2013-0033     Document Type: Article

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