The Effect of Stakeholder Preferences, Organizational Structure and Industry Type on Corporate Community Involvement

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-226

  Brammer, Stephen ^a   Millington, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate community involvement; Corporate social responsibility; Organizational structure; Stakeholder models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346040143     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024151528646     Document Type: Review

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