Corporate social responsibility: A strategy for sustainable business success. An analysis of 20 selected British companies

Corporate Governance

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-217

  Samy, Martin ^a   Odemilin, Godwin ^a   Bampton, Roberta ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Profit; Stakeholder analysis; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952181416     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720701011035710     Document Type: Article

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