An interpretive systemic appraisal of corporate social responsibility and learning

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-370

  Arias, Alejandro Ochoa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Interpretive systemology; Social learning; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVES; INTERPRETIVE SYSTEMOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING; ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; SOCIAL LEARNING; SYSTEMS THINKING;

SYSTEM THEORY;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 55449108029     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.897     Document Type: Review

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