The influence of cultural values on perceptions of corporate social responsibility: Application of hofstede's dimensions to Korean public relations practitioners

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-500

  Kim, Yungwook ^a   Kim, Soo Yeon ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Hofstede's cultural dimensions; Public relations; Social traditionalism values; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949100593     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0095-z     Document Type: Article

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