The rise of CSR: Implications for HRM and employee representation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 953-973

  Preuss, Lutz ^a   Haunschild, Axel ^b   Matten, Dirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Europe; Human resource management; Labour representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651071000     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902770893     Document Type: Article

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