Strategic orientations, sustainable supply chain initiatives, and reverse logistics: Empirical evidence from an emerging market

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 86-110

  Hsu, Chin Chun ^a   Tan, Keah Choon ^a   Mohamad Zailani, Suhaiza Hanim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Eco reputation; Emerging market; Reverse logistics; Strategic orientation; Sustainable supply chain initiatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949638671     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: 17586593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-06-2014-0252     Document Type: Article

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