Learning orientation, integration, and supply chain risk management in Chinese manufacturing firms

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 476-493

  Ellinger, Alexander E ^a   Chen, Haozhe ^b   Tian, Yu ^c,d   Armstrong, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; knowledge based view of the firm; learning orientation; logistics performance; risk management; supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945440656     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2015.1005008     Document Type: Article

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