Reducing transportation emissions: A reaction to stakeholder pressure or a strategy to increase competitive advantage

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-304

  Pålsson, Henrik ^a   Kovács, Gyöngyi ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Driver; Freight transport; Motive; RBV; Stakeholder; Survey; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900847432     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-09-2012-0293     Document Type: Article

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