Love me, love me not: A nuanced view on collaboration in sustainable supply chains

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 178-191

  Touboulic, Anne ^a   Walker, Helen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationships; Collaboration; Relational view; Supply chains; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937966072     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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