Corporate Social Responsibility and Societal Governance: Lessons from Transparency in the Oil and Gas Sector

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 163-179

  Frynas, Jedrzej George ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); EITI; gas; governance; multinational companies; oil; transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650419738     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0559-1     Document Type: Article

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