On the management success of regulative failure: Standardised CSR instruments and the oil industry's climate performance

Corporate Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Boasson, Elin Lerum ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climatology; Corporate social responsibility; Management strategy; Petroleum products; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549095871     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700910964361     Document Type: Article

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