The role of institutional and reputational factors in the voluntary adoption of corporate social responsibility reporting standards

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-157

  Nikolaeva, Ralitza ^a   Bicho, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility voluntary reporting; Global Reporting Initiative; Institutional pressures; Reputation management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650989314     PISSN: 00920703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11747-010-0214-5     Document Type: Article

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