Collective hyperopia and dualistic natures of corporate social responsibility in Japanese companies

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Chikudate, Nobuyuki ^a  

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EID: 65749099992     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2009.4     Document Type: Article

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