On the determinants of corporate social responsibility: International evidence on the financial industry

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-135

  Chih, Hsiang Lin ^a   Chih, Hsiang Hsuan ^b   Chen, Tzu Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Dow Jones Sustainability Index; Institutional theory; Investor protection; Legal enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949912768     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0186-x     Document Type: Article

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