Determinants of corporate social responsibility disclosure ratings by Spanish listed firms

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-366

  Reverte, Carmelo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility disclosure; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349205595     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9968-9     Document Type: Article

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