Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Framework
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. The Case Study Approach
3.2. Company Description
3.3. Data Collection and Analysis
4. Results
4.1. The Competitive Environment and Sustainable Choices
4.2. Sustainability Orientation and Electro-Mobility
5. Discussion and Conclusions
6. Practical Implications, Limitations, and Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Galati, A.; Crescimanno, M.; Vrontis, D.; Siggia, D. Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7045. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177045
Galati A, Crescimanno M, Vrontis D, Siggia D. Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study. Sustainability. 2020; 12(17):7045. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177045
Chicago/Turabian StyleGalati, Antonino, Maria Crescimanno, Demetris Vrontis, and Dario Siggia. 2020. "Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study" Sustainability 12, no. 17: 7045. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177045