Impacts of corporate code of conduct on labor standards: A case study of reebok's athletic footwear supplier factory in China

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-529

  Yu, Xiaomin ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Athletic footwear industry; China; Corporate codes of conduct; Corporate social responsibility; Labor standards; Reebok; Trade union; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349141109     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9521-2     Document Type: Article

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