A reluctant stakeholder? on the perception of corporate social responsibility among European trade unions

Business Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Preuss, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67651051409     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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