Regulatory Policy Awareness and Environmental Supply Chain Cooperation in China: A Regulatory-Exchange-Theoretic Perspective

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 46-58

  Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Lai, Kee Hung ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; environmental awareness; environmental supply chain cooperation (ESCC); exchange theory; information acquisition; manufacturers

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY CHAINS; GOVERNMENT; GREEN PRODUCTS; INFORMATION ACQUISITIONS; MANUFACTURERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 85028474695     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2017.2734940     Document Type: Review

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