Implementing responsible business behavior from a strategic management perspective: Developing a framework for Austrian SMEs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 463-475

  Avram, Daniela Ortiz ^a   Kühne, Sven ^b  

^a MANAGEMENT CENTER INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Xpand Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Competitive advantage; CSR; Responsible Business Behavior; SMEs; Value chain analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649106960     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9897-7     Document Type: Article

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