A structural analysis of greening the supplier, environmental performance and competitive advantage

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-130

  Lee, Voon Hsien ^a   Ooi, Keng Boon ^b   Chong, Alain Yee Loong ^c   Lin, Binshan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b Linton University College   (Malaysia)

^c The University of Nottingham Ningbo China   (China)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; environmental performance; greening the supplier; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENING THE SUPPLIER; MALAYSIA; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84929129477     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2013.859324     Document Type: Article

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