The role of legitimacy in pursuing environmentally responsible transportation practices

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 597-611

  Ellram, Lisa M ^a   Golicic, Susan L ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Environmentally responsible transportation practices; Legitimacy; Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions; SmartWay; Voluntary environmental partnerships

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; JOINING; MOTIVATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SHIPS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TRANSPORTATION;

CASE-STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; LEGITIMACY; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; REDUCE COSTS; REDUCING EMISSIONS; SMARTWAY; VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84995560679     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.077     Document Type: Article

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