CSR codes and the principal-agent problem in supply chains: Four case studies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 885-894

  Ciliberti, Francesco ^a   De Haan, Job ^b   De Groot, Gerard ^b   Pontrandolfo, Pierpaolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Codes of conduct; Corporate social responsibility; Small and medium sized enterprises; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE SELECTION; AGENCY THEORY; CODE OF CONDUCT; CODES OF CONDUCT; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; MORAL HAZARD; PRINCIPAL AGENTS; RESEARCH METHODS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

INDUSTRY; RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952451917     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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