Effects of Socially Responsible Supplier Development and Sustainability-Oriented Innovation on Sustainable Development: Empirical Evidence from SMEs

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 661-675

  Wu, Guo Ciang ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

SMEs; socially responsible supplier development; sustainability oriented innovation; sustainable development; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021376244     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1435     Document Type: Article

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