Rethinking the role of corporate social responsibility in the nigerian oil conflict: The limits of CSR

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 833-845

  Idemudia, Uwafiokun ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict; Corporate social responsibility; Multinational corporations; Niger delta; Oil

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OIL INDUSTRY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 77957143520     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1644     Document Type: Article

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