Environmental development of emerging economy suppliers: Antecedents and outcomes

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-147

  Ehrgott, Matthias ^a   Reimann, Felix ^a   Kaufmann, Lutz ^a   Carter, Craig R ^b  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emerging markets; environmental sustainability; international purchasing; resource based view; stakeholder theory; supplier development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900794755     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12015     Document Type: Article

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