The Private Provision of Public Goods: Corporate Commitments and the United Nations Global Compact

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1175-1187

  Bernhagen, Patrick ^a   Mitchell, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MODELING; PUBLIC GOODS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 78650055419     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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