Deviance or norm? Exploring corporate social responsibility

European Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-410

  Ralston, Ekaterina S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Organizational culture; Social deviance; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954234094     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555341011056177     Document Type: Article

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