Fostering labor rights in developing countries: An investors' approach to managing labor issues

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 199-219

  Montgomery, Robert H ^a   Maggio, Gregory F ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Case studies; Corporate social responsibility; Developing countries; Due diligence; Human rights; Indicators; Investors; Labor rights; Monitoring; Private sector; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349268442     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9808-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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