Corporate social responsibility in the multinational enterprise: Strategic and institutional approaches

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 838-849

  Husted, Bryan W ^a,b,c   Allen, David B ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Global strategy; Institutional theory; Multidomestic strategy; Organizational strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750893178     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400227     Document Type: Article

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