African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4195

Full Length Research Paper

Critical success factors for green supply chain management practices: An empirical study on data collected from food processing companies in Saudi Arabia

Rashid M. Alhamali
  • Rashid M. Alhamali
  • College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 12 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 29 January 2019
  •  Published: 14 March 2019

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