The benefits of the emissions trading mechanism for Italian firms: A multi-group analysis

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 305-324

  de Giovanni, Pietro ^a   Vinzi, Vincenzo Esposito ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Emissions trading; Green supply chain management; Multi group analysis; PLS path modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900855738     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-06-2012-0188     Document Type: Article

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