TNC motives for signing international framework agreements: A continuous bargaining model of stakeholder pressure

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 529-547

  Egels Zandén, Niklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Corporate social responsibility; International framework agreement; Labour practice; Non governmental organisation; Stakeholder; Transnational corporation; Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149489202     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9722-3     Document Type: Article

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