Corporations, civil society, and stakeholders: An organizational conceptualization

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-176

  O'Higgins, Eleanor R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Organizational configurations; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954174894     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0254-2     Document Type: Article

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