Sustainability and corporate social responsibility in supply chains: The state of research in supply chain management and business ethics journals

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 82-97

  Quarshie, Anne M ^a   Salmi, Asta ^b   Leuschner, Rudolf ^c  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A systematic literature review; Corporate social responsibility; Ethics; Purchasing and supply management; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950118622     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2015.11.001     Document Type: Article

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