Types of corporate responsibility and engagement with NGOs: An exploration of business and societal outcomes

Corporate Governance

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 557-570

  Kourula, Arno ^a   Halme, Minna ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Innovation; Integration; Non governmental organizations; Philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849118751     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700810899275     Document Type: Article

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