Business-society relations in Central-Eastern and Western Europe: How those who lead in sustainability reporting bridge the gap in corporate (social) responsibility

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-36

  Steurer, Reinhard ^a   Konrad, Astrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Central Eastern Europe (CEE); Corporate (social) responsibility (CR); Corporate sustainability; Eastern Europe; Environmental reporting; Global Reporting Initiative GRI; Stakeholder management; Sustainability reporting; Sustainable development; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949087941     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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