Connecting the two faces of CSR: Does employee volunteerism improve compliance?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-494

  Houghton, Susan M ^a   Gabel, Joan T A ^b   Williams, David W ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Corporate social responsibility (CSR); McNulty Memo; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349275981     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9954-2     Document Type: Article

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