Corporate social responsibility in China: An analysis of domestic and foreign retailers' sustainability dimensions

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 289-303

  Kolk, Ans ^a   Hong, Pan ^b   van Dolen, Willemijn ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Corporate social responsibility; Multinational companies; Reporting; Retail; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RETAILING; SERVICE SECTOR; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 77954640262     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.630     Document Type: Article

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