Corporate social responsibility and HRM in China: A study of textile and apparel enterprises

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-376

  Cooke, Fang Lee ^a   He, Qiaoling ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business ethics; China; Csr; HRM; Private enterprises; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHICS; HUMAN RESOURCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

CHINA;

EID: 77954848093     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380902965558     Document Type: Article

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