Do supply management and global sourcing matter for firm sustainability performance?: An international study

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-274

  Gualandris, Jury ^a   Golini, Ruggero ^a   Kalchschmidt, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological efficiency; IMSS; Moderated mediation; Social responsibility; Sustainable supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919499423     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-11-2013-0430     Document Type: Article

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