Consumers' perception of corporate social responsibility in a developing country

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-51

  Arli, Denni I ^a   Lasmono, Hari K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Corporate social responsibility; Developing country; Indonesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649287739     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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