Establishing strategic CSR in SMEs: An Austrian CSR quality seal to substantiate the strategic CSR performance

Sustainable Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-98

  Gelbmann, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

CSR in SMEs; CSR tools; Holistic CSR; SME management; Strategic CSR; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 77950226031     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.448     Document Type: Article

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