A reputational approach examining publics' attributions on corporate social responsibility motives

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-101

  Kim, Hyo Sook ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attributions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) motives; Congruence; Corporate reputation; Information source

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951841062     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2010.524230     Document Type: Article

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