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Original Articles

Critical success factors and green supply chain management proactivity: shedding light on the human aspects of this relationship based on cases from the Brazilian industry

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Pages 671-683 | Received 20 Jun 2014, Accepted 12 Jan 2015, Published online: 16 May 2017

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