Antecedents of CSR practices in MNCs' subsidiaries: A stakeholder and institutional perspective

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages 155-169

  Yang, Xiaohua ^a   Rivers, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Emerging economies; Institutions; International; Legitimacy; Multinational corporations' subsidiaries; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749119222     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0191-0     Document Type: Article

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