The competitive determinants of a firm's environmental management activities: Evidence from US manufacturing industries

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Motives and Performance Outcomes of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Multi-theoretical Perspective (2017, background): “Furthermore, supply-chain organizations may also be pressed to mimic or follow the actions of successful competitors so as to catch up with or surpass the competition (Corbett 2006; Sarkis et al. 2011; Hofer et al. 2012).”