Chinese consumers' perception of corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 119-132

  Ramasamy, Bala ^a   Yeung, Mathew ^b  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Chinese consumers; Corporate social responsibility; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349247665     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9825-x     Document Type: Article

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