A hard nut to crack! Implementing supply chain sustainability in an emerging economy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 171-181

  Silvestre, Bruno S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cleaner production; Contingency theory; Innovation; Stakeholder theory; Sustainability; Sustainable supply chains

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLEANER PRODUCTION; CONTINGENCY THEORY; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ESTABLISHED NETWORKS; EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER THEORY; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS; THROUGH THE LENS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84928205803     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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