Nanotechnology, voluntary oversight, and corporate social performance: Does company size matter?

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1499-1512

  Kuzma, Jennifer ^a   Kuzhabekova, Aliya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Governance; Nanotechnology; Oversight

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; BUSINESS INFORMATION; COMPANY SIZE; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; GOVERNANCE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; OVERSIGHT; SPECIFIC INFORMATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NANOSCALE MATERIALS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 79956157518     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0235-0     Document Type: Review

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