Examining social responsibility orientation gaps between society and industry executives

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 156-171

  Thompson, Derek W ^a   Panwar, Rajat ^b   Hansen, Eric N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate image; Demographics; Forest products; Social responsibility; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449121935     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011014508     Document Type: Review

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