Media portrayal of voluntary public reporting about corporate social responsibility performance: Does coverage encourage or discourage ethical management?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 725-743

  Dickson, Marsha A ^a   Eckman, Molly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Claims making; Constructionist; Corporate accountability; Corporate social responsibility; Ethical management; Fair Labor Association; Footwear; Grounded theory; Labor standards; Media; Public reporting; Social performance; Sweatshop; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349133064     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9661-z     Document Type: Article

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