How environmental collaboration with suppliers and customers influences firm performance: Evidence from Dutch food and beverage processors

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1861-1871

  Grekova, K ^a   Calantone, R J ^b   Bremmers, H J ^a   Trienekens, J H ^a   Omta, S W F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental collaboration; Extended resource based view; Firm performance; Food industry; Sustainable process improvements; Sustainable supply chain

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CHAINS; MANUFACTURE; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION; FIRM PERFORMANCE; FOOD INDUSTRIES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SUSTAINABLE PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84953228095     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.022     Document Type: Article

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