Exploring the dimensions of sustainable practices: An empirical study on Indian manufacturing firms

International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-146

  Dubey, Rameshwar ^a   Bag, Surajit ^b  

^a SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Tega Industries Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Exploratory factor analysis; Firm performance; Green supply chain; Partial least square regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885337162     PISSN: 10821910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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