The effect of green purchasing on purchasing performance: the moderating role played by long-term relationships and strategic integration

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 312-324

  González Benito, Javier ^a   Lannelongue, Gustavo ^a   Ferreira, Luis Miguel ^b   Gonzalez Zapatero, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Green issues; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960425583     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-09-2014-0188     Document Type: Article

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