Achieving a socially responsible supply chain through assessment and collaboration

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1934-1947

  Sancha, Cristina ^a   Gimenez, Cristina ^a   Sierra, Vicenta ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; Collaboration; Partial least squares; Social performance; Sustainable supply chains

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

ASSESSMENT; COLLABORATION; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84953242586     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.137     Document Type: Article

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