How does corporate social responsibility benefit firms? Evidence from Australia

European Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-431

  Galbreath, Jeremy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Corporate social responsibility; Customer satisfaction; Employee turnover; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954228256     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555341011056186     Document Type: Article

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