On the economic dimensions of corporate social responsibility: Exploring fortune global 250 reports

Business and Society

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-478

  Fortanier, Fabienne ^a   Kolk, Ans ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Economic impact; Foreign direct investment; Multinationals; Reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148941283     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650306296088     Document Type: Article

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