Public policies on corporate social responsibility: The role of governments in Europe

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-407

  Albareda, Laura ^a   Lozano, Josep M ^a,b,c,d   Ysa, Tamyko ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b Editorial Board of Ethical Perspectives and Society   (Spain)

^c Editorial Board of Ethical Perspectives and Society ^*  (Spain)

^d Social Affairs's Commission of Experts on CSR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Governance; Public policies; Public private partnership; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048961069     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9514-1     Document Type: Article

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