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Environmental sustainability in the third‐party logistics (3PL) industry

Lieb, Kristin J.; Lieb, Robert C. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 40 (2010) 7, pp. 524-533

committed themselves to environmental sustainability goals. It also aims to examine the sustainability initiatives undertaken by … the impact of the global recession of 2008‐2009 not only on the commitment of the 3PL to their sustainability goals but … involved in the surveys have made substantial commitments to environmental sustainability goals during the past several years …

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Future sustainable supply chains: what should companies scan?

Fabbe‐Costes, Nathalie; Roussat, Christine; Colin, Jacques - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 41 (2011) 3, pp. 228-252

Purpose – Companies that try to build sustainable supply chains or that have to reengineer their supply chains to face sustainable development issues are confronted with such a complex and uncertain context that scanning their environment becomes more than ever necessary. This paper makes up...

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Green productivity: moving the agenda

Tuttle, Tom; Heap, John - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 57 (2007) 1, pp. 93-106

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the emerging consensus about the need to tackle environmental issues alongside economic and business issues, in an integrated way that can achieve breakthrough improvements in both productivity and environmental impact. It also...

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Application of a systems approach to sustainable development performance measurement

Searcy, Cory; Karapetrovic, Stanislav; McCartney, Daryl - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 57 (2008) 2, pp. 182-197

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a systems approach can be used to facilitate the development of an organizational performance measurement system. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the literature, the paper introduces the implications for applying a...

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Environmental performance and technical efficiency, is there a link? : The case of Greek listed firms

Alexopoulos, Ilias; Kounetas, Kostas; Tzelepis, Dimitris - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 61 (2011) 1, pp. 6-23

Purpose – The recent performance literature suggests that policies that enhance corporate environmental performance are more likely to lead to sustainable development, as these strategies are connected to superior technical efficiency. This paper aims to investigate the possible link between...

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Managing the environment in a decade of administrative reforms in Ghana

Ameyaw Domfeh, Kwame - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 17 (2004) 7, pp. 606-620

Since Ghana gained political independence from British colonial rule in 1957, the country has had a number of administrative reforms that covered varied subjects, including ministerial restructuring, decentralisation, revision of schemes of service and pay and grading systems, motivation and...

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Procurement for sustainable local economic development

Kaye Nijaki, Laurie; Worrel, Gabriela - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 25 (2012) 2, pp. 133-153

rise of economic development programs through buy‐local efforts, or the focus on environmental sustainability through green …

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Institution Development and the Notion of Sustainability

McGill, Ronald - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 7 (1994) 6, pp. 26-40

sustainability is even more intangible, save for the fact that the results of any ID should be able to continue after the external or … technical assistance is withdrawn. Attempts to define both ID and sustainability and reviews the case of establishing an urban … management system. Addresses its performance and sustainability and presents a method of quantifying the analysis of …

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United Nations development co‐operation as a form of international public service management

Dijkzeul, Dennis - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 3, pp. 165-189

Studies the provision of development co‐operation of two UN funding agencies: UNFPA and UNICEF. Their development co‐operation is carried out in programmes that can be considered a form of international public service management. Describes the organizational set‐up and governance issues...

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International economic assistance and sustainable development : A comparative analysis of the Palestinian and the Cambodian cases

Nachmias, Nitza - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 12 (1999) 3, pp. 273-292

Compares Palestine and Cambodia with respect to the involvement of NGOs in generating sustainable development. Both countries have suffered war and both still struggle for a fragile peace; success appears to hinge on the international community’s ability to achieve economic development and real...

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