Exploring sub-suppliers' compliance with corporate sustainability standards

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1971-1984

  Grimm, Jörg H ^a   Hofstetter, Joerg S ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Corporate sustainability standards; Multi tier supply chain management; Sub supplier management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; PUBLIC RISKS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; MULTI-TIER; PERCEIVED RISK; STRATEGIC BUSINESS; SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT; THEORY DEVELOPMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84953208113     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.036     Document Type: Article

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