Utilitarian, managerial and relational theories of corporate social responsibility

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-373

  Secchi, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

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EID: 36448979263     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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