Sustainable supplier development practices: Drivers and enablers in a global context

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 95-102

  Sancha, Cristina ^a   Longoni, Annachiara ^a   Giménez, Cristina ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear modelling; Institutional pressures; Supplier integration; Sustainable supplier development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921503010     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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