Governance, employees and CSR: Integration is the key to unlocking value

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-185

  Young, Suzanne ^a   Thyil, Vijaya ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Governance; Labour; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949096680     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411109105440     Document Type: Article

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