The adoption of corporate social responsibility practices in the airline industry

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-77

  Cowper Smith, Allan ^a   de Grosbois, Danuta ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air travel; Airlines; Corporate social responsibility; Reporting; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78650262715     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.498918     Document Type: Article

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